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flogged someone round the fleet

flogged someone round the fleet is the simple past and past participle of flog someone round the fleet.

Meaning of flog someone round the fleet

Verb

flog someone round the fleet (third-person singular simple present flogs someone round the fleet, present participle flogging someone round the fleet, simple past and past participle flogged someone round the fleet)

  1. (historical) To row a prisoner around the fleet, where he would receive a number of lashes at each ship in turn, as a penalty for serious offences.

Questions about flogged someone round the fleet

What is flogged someone round the fleet the simple past and past participle of?
Flogged someone round the fleet is the simple past and past participle of flog someone round the fleet.

Words near flogged someone round the fleet in the dictionary

  1. flog-bottomists
  2. floggable
  3. flogged
  4. flogged a dead horse
  5. flogged a dead pony
  6. flogged someone round the fleet
  7. flogged the bishop
  8. flogged the clock
  9. flogged the dolphin
  10. flogged the log
  11. floggee

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