taws

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A form of tawse — A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.

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Meanings

taws1

nountaws (plural tawses)

plural tawses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tawse.
noun
  1. pluralplural of taw
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of taw

TAWS2

nounTAWS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncountableaeronauticsAcronym of terrain awareness and warning system.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
terrain awareness and warning system

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

swatWSTAsawtTswa
Cite this entry
APA

taws. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taws

MLA

“taws.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taws. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taws,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taws.

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