taws (Meaning)
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taws (n.)
A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.
Synonyms & Antonyms of taws
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taws Sentence Examples
- The principal's office was adorned with a collection of antique taws, a testament to the school's strict disciplinary history.
- The young boy's eyes widened in terror as he heard the sharp crack of the leather taw being wielded by his father.
- The cowboys used taws to control their cattle, aiming for their broad foreheads to avoid injuring them.
- The old carousel had a broken taw, making it impossible to hold the riders securely on their painted steeds.
- The teacher reprimanded the student for using a taw to distract his classmates during the lesson.
- The leather taw made a loud slapping sound as it connected with the target, sending it spinning across the table.
- The prisoners were subjected to brutal punishment, including whippings with taws tipped with metal spikes.
- The marbles were sent flying as the taw crashed into them, scattering them like a rainbow of shattered dreams.
- The children imagined their taws as mighty weapons, engaging in epic battles on the school playground.
- The air crackled with anticipation as the duellists faced each other, each armed with a hickory taw polished to a deadly shine.
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A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The principal's office was adorned with a collection of antique taws, a testament to the school's strict disciplinary history.
The young boy's eyes widened in terror as he heard the sharp crack of the leather taw being wielded by his father.
The cowboys used taws to control their cattle, aiming for their broad foreheads to avoid injuring them.
The old carousel had a broken taw, making it impossible to hold the riders securely on their painted steeds.
