flogging

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

flogging
    n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of
         punishment [syn: {whipping}, {tanning}, {flogging},
         {lashing}, {flagellation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Flogging \Flog"ging\, a. & n.
   from {Flog}, v. t.
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   {Flogging chisel} (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in
      chipping castings.

   {Flogging hammer}, a small sledge hammer used for striking a
      flogging chisel.
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