TAWS


Meaning of TAWS in English

/tawz, tahz/ , 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.

[ 1505-15; pl. of obs. taw taug rope; c. OE teag TIE ]

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