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Tawse

Noun

Definition: A leather strap divided into two lashes, used for corporal punishment.

Sample Sentence: The teacher used a tawse to discipline the misbehaving student.

Verb

Definition: To strike or whip with a tawse.

Sample Sentence: The headmaster tawsed the student for breaking the school rules.

Adjective

Definition: Describing something related to or characteristic of Scotland.

Sample Sentence: She decorated her living room with a tawse tartan pattern.

Popular Usage

Tawse is often associated with traditional Scottish schools where corporal punishment was practiced.

Local Usage

Tawse is commonly used in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora to refer to the instrument of corporal punishment.

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