scragging

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This practice is called "scragging," but it is a custom that would perhaps be better honoured in the breach than in the observance, for hob nails do not agree with the tender bark of young trees.

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  • This practice is called “scragging,” but it is a custom that would perhaps be better honoured in the breach than in the observance, for hob nails do not agree with the tender bark of young trees. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
  • PIRATES: the Royal Navy has spent 200+ years scragging these guys, and now look what heppens. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • Poor Polly Toynbee comes in for a good scragging (not a shagging) from —  The Libertarian Alliance: BLOG
  • This practice is called "scragging," but it is a custom that would perhaps be better honoured in the breach than in the observance, for hob nails do not agree with the tender bark of young trees. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
  • PIRATES: the Royal Navy has spent 200+ years scragging these guys, and now … —  Libertarian Blog Place
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