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flogger

/flog, flawg/US // flɒg, flɔg //UK // (flɒɡ) //

鞭打,鞭笞者,鞭子,鞭笞

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    flogged, flog·ging.

    • : to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
    • : Slang. to sell, especially aggressively or vigorously.to promote; publicize.

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Examples

  • The sentence of the court was carried out by a scourger, sometimes called flagellator, or flogger.

  • They were friends of the Bartons, and Old John, the ex-flogger, trained them in the art of cattle-lifting.

  • It was generally given out as "piece work" to one man, the "master-flogger," as you might term him, who employed the others.

  • Two should hold her by the arms while the professional flogger seared the white soft back of her.

  • I no more care for a flogging than a boy does at Eton: and only let the flogger beware—I will be a match for him, I warrant you.