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scourge
English
Etymology
From Old French escorgier (“to whip”), from Vulgar Latin excorrigiare, consisting of ex- (“thoroughly”) + corrigia (“thong, whip”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sk??d?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sk?d?/
- (US, also) IPA(key): /sk??d?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Noun
scourge (plural scourges)
- A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
- A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
- A whip, often of leather.
Translations
Verb
scourge (third-person singular simple present scourges, present participle scourging, simple past and past participle scourged)
- To strike with a scourge; to flog.
Synonyms
- (to whip or scourge): Thesaurus:whip
Translations
See also
- Scourge in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scourge”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- scrouge
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knouting
English
Etymology
Old Norse (kn?tr), a knot in a cord.
Noun
knouting (plural knoutings)
- A leather scourge.
- A flogging with a knout.
- The knouting of the peasants went on for days in revenge for their uprising.
Verb
knouting
- present participle of knout
knouting From the web:
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- what is the meaning of knotting
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