Found 2 items, similar to tawse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tawse tawse n : a leather strap for punishing children
English → English (gcide) Definition: tawse Taws \Taws\, n. [See Taw to beat.] A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster. [Written also tawes, tawis, and tawse.] [Scot.] [1913 Webster] Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn. --Ramsay. [1913 Webster]