Dictionary
taws
Pronunciation: (tôz, täz), [key]—
n.,
—pl. taws.
Chiefly Scot.
1. a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
2. a leather whip having its tip divided into smaller strips, used to punish schoolchildren.
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