Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FLOG
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; “The teacher often flogged the students”; “The children were severely trounced”
cane, flog, lambaste, lambast
(verb) beat with a cane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
flog (third-person singular simple present flogs, present participle flogging, simple past and past participle flogged)
(transitive) To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
(transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.
(transitive, UK, slang) To sell.
(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.
(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
(transitive, agriculture) To exploit.
Synonyms
• (to whip or scourge): whip
Noun
flog (plural flogs)
(Australia, informal, derogatory) A contemptible, often arrogant person.
Etymology 2
Noun
flog (plural flogs)
(internet slang) A weblog designed to look authentic, but actually developed as part of a commercial marketing strategy to promote some product or service.
Synonyms
• spamblog
• splog
Anagrams
• GLOF, golf
Source: Wiktionary
Flog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Flogging.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. fleg blow, stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L. flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]
Definition: To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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