Botany Bay dozen
Botany Bay dozen noun: 25 lashes, i.e. strokes of a whip across a person's back as a punishment.
Noun
Botany Bay dozen (plural Botany Bay dozens)
- 25 lashes, i.e. strokes of a whip across a person's back as a punishment.
- If guilty, he is taken to a cart-wheel to receive a Botany Bay dozen, which is twenty-five lashes ;[…].1893, Frank Murcott Bladen, Historical Records of New South Wales: Papers Relating to Grose and Paterson, 1793-1795, volume 2, page 796
- “Will they be strung up for a Botany Bay dozen like we are if we so much as squeak? Not those fine gentlemen, with their uniforms an' their pockets full o' gold!”1948, Eleanor Dark, Storm of Time, Collins, published 1963, page 58
- Synonyms:
- tester
Synonyms of Botany Bay dozen
Forms of Botany Bay dozen
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Questions about Botany Bay dozen
- What does Botany Bay dozen mean?
- Botany Bay dozen means 25 lashes, i.e. strokes of a whip across a person's back as a punishment.
- What part of speech is Botany Bay dozen?
- Botany Bay dozen is a noun.
- What is the plural of Botany Bay dozen?
- The plural of Botany Bay dozen is Botany Bay dozens.
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