1) Belt for beatings 2) British whip 3) Corporal punishment strap 4) Leather strap 5) Leather strap for punishments 6) Punishing leather strap 7) Strap 
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 the English cities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Manchester and Walsall. A tawse consists of a strip of leather, with one en...
[n] - (Scot) a leather strap for punishing children
noun a leather strap for punishing children