Tawse
Translation of "tawse" into Russian
tawse
NounUK
/tɔːz/
US
/tɔz/
tawses pl
Commonly used as a plural‐invariant noun; can function as both singular and plural.
The teacher used a tawse to discipline the students.
Учитель использовал ремень, чтобы дисциплинировать учеников.
Definitions
tawse
NounUK
/tɔːz/
US
/tɔz/
A leather strap, often split into two or more tails, used for corporal punishment, especially in Scottish schools.
The teacher reached for the tawse to discipline the unruly student.
tawse
VerbUK
/tɔːz/
US
/tɔz/
To beat or punish with a tawse, a type of leather strap.
The teacher threatened to tawse the students if they continued to misbehave.
Idioms and phrases
heavy tawse
The heavy tawse was kept in the teacher's desk.
тяжелый ремень
Тяжелый ремень хранился в учительском столе.
leather tawse
The teacher disciplined the students with a leather tawse.
кожаный ремень
Учитель наказывал учеников кожаным ремнем.
multiple tawse
He owned a multiple tawse with several tails.
множественный ремень
У него был множественный ремень с несколькими хвостами.
punishment tawse
He dreaded the punishment tawse during their school days.
наказательный ремень
Он боялся наказательного ремня в школьные годы.
school tawse
In the past, the school tawse was a common tool for discipline.
школьный ремень
В прошлом школьный ремень был обычным инструментом для наказания.