whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
(noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flagellation
(noun) beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flagellation (countable and uncountable, plural flagellations)
A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
flagellation (plural flagellations)
(botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement.
Source: Wiktionary
Flag`el*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. flagellatio: cf. F. flagellation.]
Definition: A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. Garth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
