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flogging someone round the fleet

flogging someone round the fleet is the present participle and gerund 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 flogging someone round the fleet

What is flogging someone round the fleet the present participle and gerund of?
Flogging someone round the fleet is the present participle and gerund of flog someone round the fleet.

Words near flogging someone round the fleet in the dictionary

  1. floggers
  2. floggeth
  3. flogging
  4. flogging a dead horse
  5. flogging a dead pony
  6. flogging someone round the fleet
  7. flogging the bishop
  8. flogging the clock
  9. flogging the dolphin
  10. flogging the log
  11. floggings

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