TAWSE

Meaning of TAWSE in English

[tawse] also taws n pl but sing or pl in constr [prob. fr. pl. of obs. taw tawed leather] (ca. 1585) Brit: a leather strap slit into strips at the end and used esp. for disciplining children

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

TAWSE — also taws noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably from plural of obsolete taw tawed leather Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAWSE — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see taws
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAWSE — n. whip, leather strap for whipping
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAWSE — also taws ˈtȯz Etymology: probably from plural of obsolete taw tawed leather Date: circa 1585 British : a leather strap …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAWSE — [ tɔ:z ] (also taws ) ■ noun Scottish a thong with a slit end, formerly used in schools as …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAWSE — tawse BrE AmE tɔːz tɑːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAWSE — шотл. ремённая плётка для наказания (в школах; провинившегося бьют по руке)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
TAWSE — leather straps with thongs, struck across the hands of pupils as punishment
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
TAWSE — (шотландское) кожаный ремень, кожаная плетка - to give smb. the * дать кому-л. (отведать) ремня; выпороть кого-л. ремнем
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAWSE — (n) кожаная плетка; кожаный ремень
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TAWSE — шотл. ремённая плётка для наказания (в школах; провинившегося бьют по руке)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
TAWSE — (шотландское) кожаный ремень, кожаная плетка - to give smb. the * дать кому-л. (отведать) ремня; выпороть кого-л. ремнем
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAWSE — n. Variant: also taws Pronunciation: ' to ̇ z Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAWS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction also tawse ˈtȯz Etymology: probably from plural of obsolete taw tawed leather, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAWS — see tawse
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAWS — n. (also tawse) Sc. hist. a thong with a slit end formerly used in schools for punishing children. [app. pl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAWS — n. (also tawse) Sc. hist. a thong with a slit end formerly used in schools for punishing children. [ app. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAWS — n. (also tawse) Sc. hist. a thong with a slit end formerly used in schools for punishing children. Etymology: app. …
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