What is a stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes called?
lash — A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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