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Flog \Flog\ (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flogged (fl[o^]gd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Flogging (-g[i^]ng).]
[Cf. Scot. fleg blow,
stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L.
flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]
To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to
chastise with repeated blows.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Flogging \Flog"ging\, a. & n.
from Flog, v. t.
13 Webster]
Flogging chisel (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in
chipping castings.
Flogging hammer, a small sledge hammer used for striking a
flogging chisel.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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flogging noun
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
[syn: whipping, tanning, lashing, flagellation]
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flog verb
1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
[syn: welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap,
trounce]
2: beat with a cane [syn: cane, lambaste, lambast]
[also: flogging, flogged]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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flogging
See flog
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Flogging \Flog"ging\, a. & n.
from Flog, v. t.
Flogging chisel (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in
chipping castings.
Flogging hammer, a small sledge hammer used for striking a
flogging chisel.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Flog \Flog\ (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flogged (fl[o^]gd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Flogging (-g[i^]ng).]
[Cf. Scot. fleg blow,
stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L.
flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]
To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to
chastise with repeated blows.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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