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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flogging n : beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: {whipping}, {lashing}, {flagellation}]
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