as in whips
a long thin or flexible tool for striking
a horseman who believes that floggers should be used sparingly
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whips
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The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants and destroyed their homes.
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In grainy videos, marchers, sometimes draped in South African flags and carrying clubs and leather whips, smashed shop windows and beat migrants in the streets.
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“Floggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floggers. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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