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  • 41Drubbed — Drub Drub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drubbing}.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch,… …

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  • 42Drubbing — Drub Drub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drubbing}.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch,… …

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  • 43The Honest Whore — is an early Jacobean city comedy, written in two parts; Part 1 is a collaboration between Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, while Part 2 is the work of Dekker alone. The plays were acted by the Admiral s Men.Part 1 The Honest Whore, Part 1 was… …

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  • 44club — /klub/, n., v., clubbed, clubbing, adj. n. 1. a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel. 2. a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose: They …

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  • 45bastinado — /bas teuh nay doh, nah doh/, n., pl. bastinadoes, v., bastinadoed, bastinadoing. n. 1. a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks. 2. a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc. 3. a stick …

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  • 46bastinado — bas•ti•na•do [[t]ˌbæs təˈneɪ doʊ, ˈnɑ doʊ[/t]] n. pl. does 1) a punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick 2) a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc 3) a stick or cudgel 4) to beat with a stick, cane, etc., esp. on… …

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  • 47Baste — (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. [1913 Webster] One man was basted by the keeper for …

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  • 48Basted — Baste Baste (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. [1913 Webster] One man was basted by… …

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  • 49Basting — Baste Baste (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. [1913 Webster] One man was basted by… …

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  • 50drub´ber — drub «druhb», verb, drubbed, drub|bing, noun. –v.t. 1. to beat with a stick; whip soundly; thrash; cudgel. SYNONYM(S): flog. 2. to defeat by a large margin in a fight, game, contest, etc.: »The Clevelan …

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