tawse

• Tira de couro, frequentemente com a ponta dividida em duas ou mais partes, usada antigamente como instrumento de castigo para crianças, sobretudo em escolas.

A leather strap, often with a split end, formerly used as an instrument of punishment for children, especially in schools.

1. Leather strap for punishmentC1formalbritish

   A leather strap, often with a split end, used historically in schools for corporal punishment.

   Tira de couro para castigo

   • The teacher threatened to use the tawse on misbehaving students.
   • In the past, the tawse was a common tool in Scottish schools.
   • He received three strokes of the tawse for breaking the rules.

   Sinônimosbeltstrap