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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Some white parents beat their children with the same whips the apartheid police used in Black neighborhoods.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Floggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floggers. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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