flog

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By heavens, I'll make him obey, or I'll--"--Here Mr Easy stopped before the word flog was fairly out of his mouth,--"I'll know the reason why, Dr Middleton Dr Middleton checked his inclination to laugh, and replied, "That you would hit upon some scheme, by which you would obtain the necessary power over him, I have no doubt; but what will be the consequence?

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  1. transitive verb To beat severely with a whip or rod.
  2. transitive verb Informal To publicize aggressively: flogging a new book.

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  • 'Your sails flog, the boom knocks back and forth and it is hard to hold your direction. —  Sail-World.com USA Latest News
  • As fast as grinning boys could flog-- What d'ye think of that, my cat? —  The Book of Humorous Verse
  • This gentleman they threatened to flog, and prepared the instrument of punishment; Brady interposed, and thus began his fatal career by an act of gratitude. —  The History of Tasmania , Volume II
  • They never hesitated to flog or knock down a native on the slightest pretext, insomuch that these unhappy men were again driven to plot the destruction of their masters. —  The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers
  • By heavens, I'll make him obey, or I'll--" Here Mr Easy stopped before the word "flog" was fairly out of his mouth--"I'll know the reason why, Dr Middleton Dr Middleton checked his inclination to laugh, and replied, "That you would hit upon some scheme, by which you would obtain the necessary power over him, I have no doubt; but what will be the consequence? —  Mr. Midshipman Easy
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  1. Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellāre; see flagellate.

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  1. Appears first in the latter part of the 17th century (e. g., in Cole's Dict., adjective d. 1684); prob. a Low German word of homely use, of which the early traces have disappeared; cf. Low German flogger, a flail (cf. Low German flegel = English flail); this seems to be = English flogger.
 

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