The term 'leather strap for punishments' is often referred to as a tawse, which is a five-letter word. A tawse is a leather strap that was historically used as a form of corporal punishment in Scotland and other parts of the British Isles. It was used to punish students in schools and was also used as a judicial punishment. The tawse was made of two strips of leather, one thicker than the other, and was usually used on the hands or buttocks.