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flog (v.)
1670s, slang, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a schoolboy shortening of Latin flagellare "flagellate" (see flagellum); Century Dictionary suggests perhaps from a Low German word "of homely use, of which the early traces have disappeared." OED finds it presumably onomatopoeic. Figurative use from 1800. Related: Flogged; flogging.
updated on October 14, 2021
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Definitions of flog from WordNet
Dictionary entries near flog
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flocculation
flocculent
flock
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flogging
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flood-gate
floodlight
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