tawse

noun

ˈtȯz 

variants or less commonly taws

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

British

: a leather strap slit into strips at the end and used especially for disciplining children

Word History

Etymology

probably from plural of obsolete taw tawed leather

First Known Use

circa 1585, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tawse

• ahs
• baas
• cause
• clause
• claws
• coz
• daws
• draws
• flaws
• gauze
• gnaws
• haws