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Welt

That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

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Add 76% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Beat 76% connected

of Beat

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Harm 76% connected

Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hurt 76% connected

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Injury 76% connected

Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seam 76% connected

Grease; tallow; lard.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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trauma 76% connected

Serious emotional harm caused by a distressing event.

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Manner of action 8

Birch 76% connected

A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cat 76% connected

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cowhide 76% connected

The hide of a cow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flagellate 76% connected

To whip; to scourge; to flog.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Horsewhip 76% connected

A whip for horses.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Leather 76% connected

The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scourge 76% connected

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Switch 76% connected

A small, flexible twig or rod.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lash 74% connected

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lash 74% connected

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Whip 74% connected

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Whip 74% connected

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 10

Flog 92% connected

To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lash 92% connected

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lather 92% connected

Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slash 92% connected

To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Strap 92% connected

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trounce 92% connected

To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wale 92% connected

A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Weal 92% connected

The mark of a stripe. See Wale.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wheal 92% connected

A pustule; a whelk.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whip 92% connected

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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