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n. One who flogs.
n. A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who flogs.
n. A mallet used to beat the bung-stave of a cask to loosen the bung.
n. In bridge, a separate score-sheet or-book in which the winnings and losings on each rubber are entered. Also called wash-book.
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n. a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
Word Usage
"One of the protest groups, known as April 6, said a notorious police commander in Alexandria, known as the "flogger of the activists," had been promoted to a top security position in the city."