Lash
,—in the plural, is applied to soldiers who commit fauls; seven hundred or a thousand lashes with a cat-o’-ninetails being frequently bestowed upon them by way of discipline, and to strengthen their loyalty.
,—in the plural, is applied to soldiers who commit fauls; seven hundred or a thousand lashes with a cat-o’-ninetails being frequently bestowed upon them by way of discipline, and to strengthen their loyalty.
Entry taken from Political Dictionary, edited by Charles Pigott from prison and printed in 1795.