tawse

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Definitions of tawse word

noun tawse a leather strap having one end cut into thongs, formerly used as an instrument of punishment by a schoolteacher 0
verb tawse to punish (someone) with or as if with a tawse; whip 0
noun tawse a leather thong split into strips at the end, used as a whip 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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