tawstawsen.

Brit.

/tɔːz/, U.S.

/tɔz/,

/tɑz/, Scottish English

/tɔz/

Forms: 1500s tawis, tawes, 1700s tawz, taz, 1700s– tawse, 1800s– taws.

Etymology: apparently plural of taw n.² 2 (but evidenced much earlier); sometimes treated as a singular.

Chiefly Scottish.

1. A whip for driving a spinning top; esp. one made of a thong: see quot. 1892. (In quot. 1513 probably plural as in 2.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] > whipping-top > whip

taws1513

scourge-stick1522

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. vii. 91 As..the round top of tre [wooden top] Hit with the twynit quhyp, dois quherle, we see..smyttin wyth the tawis dois rebound, And rynnis about, about, in cirkill round.

1892 Ballymena (Antrim) Observer (E.D.D.) Tawse, a few strips of leather tied to a shaft, used by boys in spinning tops.

2. spec. An instrument of family or school discipline, used in Scottish and many English schools, consisting of a leathern strap or thong, divided at the end into narrow strips. Also transferred and figurative.In Scottish construed as plural, and in phrase a pair of taws.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > strap

tawsa1585

stirrup-leather1611

strapc1710

belt1767

a1585 Ld. Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie 57 In thy teeth bring mee the tawes, With beckes my bidding to abide.

a1585 Ld. Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie 571.

1719 A. Ramsay 2nd Answer to Hamilton vi I've kiss'd the tawz, like a good bairn.

1721 A. Ramsay Lucky Spence ix Vild hangy's taz ye'r riggings fast Makes black and blae.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. iii. Prol. The tawz Was handled by revengefu' Madge.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Taws, a pair of taws, a leather strap used by schoolmasters for chastising children.

1825 T. Carlyle Early Lett. (1886) II. 329 A pedagogue called Fate; he is an excellent teacher, but his fees are very high, and his tawse are rather heavy.

1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xi. 186 I took out the tawse and laid them on the closed Bible, as a terror to evil-doers.

1865 R. Chambers Ess. 2nd Ser. 79 He carried a pair of short but impressive taws.

1892 Schoolmaster 31 Dec. 1165/2 Nottingham School Board. The Board authorises assistants to administer corporal punishment to the extent of a light stroke with a cane or tawse.

1910 N.E.D. at Taws Mod. Sc. Behave yoursel', or you'll get the taws.

in combination.1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. xiii. 102 The smile which, in spite of pain, had illuminated his tawse-waled cheeks.1885 J. Lumsden Rural Rhymes 142 The ancient tawse-swasher pled weariness.

Derivatives

tawse v. (transitive) to chastise with the taws.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > [verb (transitive)]

threac897

tighta1000

beswinkc1175

punisha1325

chastise1362

paina1375

justifya1393

wage1412

reformc1450

chasten1526

thwart over thumba1529

chastifyc1540

amerce?1577

follow1579

to rap (a person) on the knuckles (also fingers)1584

finea1616

mulcta1620

fita1625

vindicate1632

trounce1657

reward1714

tawse1790

sort1815

to let (a person) have it1823

visit1836

to catch or get Jesse1839

to give, get goss1840

to have ita1848

to take (a person) to the woodshed1882

to give (one) snuff1890

soak1892

give1906

to weigh off1925

to tear down1938

zap1961

slap1968

1790 A. Shirrefs Poems Gloss. Taz, to whip, scourge, belabour.

1883 Mem. A. Maclean 240 He was tawsed for his obstinacy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	taws
释义	tawstawsen. Brit. /tɔːz/, U.S. /tɔz/, /tɑz/, Scottish English /tɔz/ Forms: 1500s tawis, tawes, 1700s tawz, taz, 1700s– tawse, 1800s– taws. Etymology: apparently plural of taw n.² 2 (but evidenced much earlier); sometimes treated as a singular. Chiefly Scottish. 1. A whip for driving a spinning top; esp. one made of a thong: see quot. 1892. (In quot. 1513 probably plural as in 2.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] > whipping-top > whip taws1513 scourge-stick1522 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. vii. 91 As..the round top of tre [wooden top] Hit with the twynit quhyp, dois quherle, we see..smyttin wyth the tawis dois rebound, And rynnis about, about, in cirkill round. 1892 Ballymena (Antrim) Observer (E.D.D.) Tawse, a few strips of leather tied to a shaft, used by boys in spinning tops. 2. spec. An instrument of family or school discipline, used in Scottish and many English schools, consisting of a leathern strap or thong, divided at the end into narrow strips. Also transferred and figurative.In Scottish construed as plural, and in phrase a pair of taws. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > strap tawsa1585 stirrup-leather1611 strapc1710 belt1767 a1585 Ld. Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie 57 In thy teeth bring mee the tawes, With beckes my bidding to abide. a1585 Ld. Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie 571. 1719 A. Ramsay 2nd Answer to Hamilton vi I've kiss'd the tawz, like a good bairn. 1721 A. Ramsay Lucky Spence ix Vild hangy's taz ye'r riggings fast Makes black and blae. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. iii. Prol. The tawz Was handled by revengefu' Madge. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Taws, a pair of taws, a leather strap used by schoolmasters for chastising children. 1825 T. Carlyle Early Lett. (1886) II. 329 A pedagogue called Fate; he is an excellent teacher, but his fees are very high, and his tawse are rather heavy. 1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xi. 186 I took out the tawse and laid them on the closed Bible, as a terror to evil-doers. 1865 R. Chambers Ess. 2nd Ser. 79 He carried a pair of short but impressive taws. 1892 Schoolmaster 31 Dec. 1165/2 Nottingham School Board. The Board authorises assistants to administer corporal punishment to the extent of a light stroke with a cane or tawse. 1910 N.E.D. at Taws Mod. Sc. Behave yoursel', or you'll get the taws. in combination.1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. xiii. 102 The smile which, in spite of pain, had illuminated his tawse-waled cheeks.1885 J. Lumsden Rural Rhymes 142 The ancient tawse-swasher pled weariness. Derivatives tawse v. (transitive) to chastise with the taws. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [verb (transitive)] threac897 tighta1000 beswinkc1175 punisha1325 chastise1362 paina1375 justifya1393 wage1412 reformc1450 chasten1526 thwart over thumba1529 chastifyc1540 amerce?1577 follow1579 to rap (a person) on the knuckles (also fingers)1584 finea1616 mulcta1620 fita1625 vindicate1632 trounce1657 reward1714 tawse1790 sort1815 to let (a person) have it1823 visit1836 to catch or get Jesse1839 to give, get goss1840 to have ita1848 to take (a person) to the woodshed1882 to give (one) snuff1890 soak1892 give1906 to weigh off1925 to tear down1938 zap1961 slap1968 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems Gloss. Taz, to whip, scourge, belabour. 1883 Mem. A. Maclean 240 He was tawsed for his obstinacy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1513
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