/ Dictionary / Index T taws: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: taws Pronunciation: (tôz, täz), [key] — pl. taws. a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top. a leather whip having its tip divided into smaller strips, used to punish schoolchildren. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: taws (Thesaurus) tawpie tax Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penchant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language