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What's The Definition Of Taws?Synonyms | Synonyms for Taws: Related Terms | Find terms related to Taws: See Also | Taws In Webster's Dictionary \Taws\, n. [See {Taw} to beat.]
A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a
schoolmaster. [Written also {tawes}, {tawis}, and {tawse}.]
[Scot.]
Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn.
--Ramsay.
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