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Headmaster, to whom the pupil was sent.
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44:. The painting is 'The Dominie Functions' (1826) by
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19:For Tawse as a genealogical branch of the Scottish
477:John J. Dick Leather Goods was a manufacturer in
589:"How the tawse left its mark on Scottish pupils"
494:in Scotland as an alternative to the more usual
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441:, students (mainly male) were tawsed on the
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672:The Cane and the Tawse in Scottish Schools
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716:The True History of the Lochgelly Tawse
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559:"Victor in belt case set to sue"
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761:Goods manufactured in Scotland
533:"Scottish Review: Carol Craig"
472:European Court of Human Rights
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616:Making the Lochgelly Tawse
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679:"The Belt (Factsheet 12)"
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519:References
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405:horse tack
390:Manchester
212:By country
174:Slippering
114:Amputation
479:Lochgelly
386:Liverpool
382:Gateshead
245:Singapore
184:Strapping
38:Lochgelly
653:13 March
627:13 March
599:13 March
593:BBC News
542:17 March
502:See also
486:Judicial
465:the cane
413:the belt
374:Scotland
307:Politics
235:Malaysia
179:Spanking
129:Branding
124:Birching
93:Judicial
88:Domestic
80:By place
57:a series
55:Part of
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690:Glasgow
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394:Walsall
169:Sjambok
164:Scourge
119:Belting
250:Taiwan
225:Brunei
189:Switch
159:Paddle
134:Caning
98:School
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463:used
448:Some
359:Scots
351:tawse
240:Qatar
194:Tawse
154:Knout
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