flogging

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

[C,U] a punishment in which sb is hit many times with a whip or stick: a public flogging * calls to bring back flogging

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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floggingEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus floggingEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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