tawse in English
noun
1
a thong with a slit end, formerly used in schools for punishing children.
The Hootsmon has not shrunk from criticising the Scottish education system and - from time to time - has taken a tawse to its naked hurdies.
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1. The only discovery which has definitely not been incorporated in the project is the dreaded tawse once used to beat the wayward.