Usually means: Leather whip used for punishment.
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  1. taws: Merriam-Webster
  2. taws: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. taws: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. taws: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. TAWS, taws: Wiktionary
  8. taws: Infoplease Dictionary
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  10. TAWS: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Taws: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. taws: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. Taws: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. taws: FreeDictionary.org
  15. taws: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. taws: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. taws: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (TAWS)

noun:  Alternative spelling of tawse [(chiefly Scotland) 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.]
noun:  (aviation) Acronym of terrain awareness and warning system. [(aviation) An onboard system used to avoid controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).]

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