tawse /ˈtɔz/
Taws n. A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster. [Written also tawes, tawis, and tawse.] [Scot.]
Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn. --Ramsay.
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tawse
n : a leather strap for punishing children