Taws vs. Tawse — What's the Difference?

To convert (an animal hide) into white leather by treating it with a mixture containing alum and salt.

The tawse, sometimes formerly spelled taws (the plural of Scots taw, a thong of a whip) is an implement used for corporal punishment. It was used for educational discipline, primarily in Scotland, but also in schools in a few English cities e.g.

To shoot a marble.

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.

Chiefly Southern US A large, fancy marble used for shooting.

To beat with a tawse.

The line from which a player shoots in marbles.

A leather strap for punishing children

A game of marbles.

Variant of tav.

The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

Alternative spelling of tawse

Plural of taw

A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.