taws

[ tawz, tahz ]

/ tɔz, tɑz /

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noun, plural taws.Chiefly Scot.

a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.

a leather whip having its tip divided into smaller strips, used to punish schoolchildren.

Origin of taws

1505–15; plural of obsolete taw<Old Norse taug rope; cognate with Old English tēagtie

Words nearby taws

tawney, tawny, tawny owl, tawny pipit, tawpie, taws, tawse, tax, taxable, taxaceous, taxation

Example sentences from the Web for taws

The game is concluded when all the marbles are shot out of the ring, or all the taws are killed.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
They will use the taws on baby hands, that cannot make a ‘k’ or a ‘z’ at first sight.
Christine|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Alleys are the most valuable and are always reserved to be used as “taws” (the marble actually used by the player).
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol I of II)|Alice Bertha Gomme
One whipped daily and hourly with a hickory club with leather thongs attached at one end; this he called the "taws."
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

If his mother had laid on the taws better, he would nae hae been sae skeigh.
The Entail|John Galt

单词	taws
释义	taws [ tawz, tahz ] / tɔz, tɑz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR taws ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural taws.Chiefly Scot. a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top. a leather whip having its tip divided into smaller strips, used to punish schoolchildren. Origin of taws 1505–15; plural of obsolete taw<Old Norse taug rope; cognate with Old English tēagtie Words nearby taws tawney, tawny, tawny owl, tawny pipit, tawpie, taws, tawse, tax, taxable, taxaceous, taxation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taws The game is concluded when all the marbles are shot out of the ring, or all the taws are killed. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements\|Various They will use the taws on baby hands, that cannot make a ‘k’ or a ‘z’ at first sight. Christine\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr Alleys are the most valuable and are always reserved to be used as “taws” (the marble actually used by the player). The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol I of II)\|Alice Bertha Gomme One whipped daily and hourly with a hickory club with leather thongs attached at one end; this he called the "taws." Child Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle If his mother had laid on the taws better, he would nae hae been sae skeigh. The Entail\|John Galt Words related to taws skin, thong, strap, thrash, tan, parchment, whip, strop, goatskin, tooling, sheepskin, cat-o'-nine-tails, oxhide
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taws

noun, plural taws.Chiefly Scot.

Origin of taws

Words nearby taws

Example sentences from the Web for taws

Words related to taws