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flog

[flog, flawg]
–verb (used with object), flogged, flog⋅ging.
1. to beat with a whip, stick, etc., esp. as punishment; whip; scourge.
2. Slang.
a. to sell, esp. aggressively or vigorously.
b. to promote; publicize.

Origin:
1670–80; perh. b. flay and jog, var. of jag 1 to prick, slash; but cf. flagellate


flog⋅ga⋅ble, adjective
flogger, noun


1. thrash, lash.
flog   (flŏg, flôg)   
tr.v.   flogged, flog·ging, flogs
  1. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
  2. Informal To publicize aggressively: flogging a new book.

[Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellāre; see flagellate.]
flog'ger n.

Flogger

Flog"ger\, n. 1. One who flogs.

2. A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung. --Knight.
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