- flog´ger
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–transitive verb.1. to beat or whip hard: »
The inhuman flogging of disobedient soldiers and sailors was stopped years ago. Trees were seen to flog the ground with their branches (Sir John Herschel).
SYNONYM(S): drub, flagellate.2. to cast a fly line over (a stream) repeatedly in fishing.4. British Slang. to sell; offer for sale (originally something not belonging to the seller): »One of them tried to flog me second-hand cotton machinery (Punch).
5. Informal. to repeat, rehash, or harp on:»Flogging the same simple formula, the writer somehow managed to publish a book a year in the mystery series.
–intransitive verb.to beat or flap heavily, as of a sail.╂[origin uncertain. Compare Latin flagellāre to whip. (Cf. ↑A)]–flog´ger, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.