whipping post
whip·ping post
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwip-ing, wip- pohst]
- /ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- poʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwip-ing, wip- pohst]
- /ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- poʊst/
Definitions of whipping post words
- noun whipping post a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty. 1
- noun whipping post a wooden post to which a person was tied to undergo the punishment of whipping 0
- noun whipping post a post to which offenders are tied to be whipped as a legal punishment 0
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Origin of whipping post
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
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Parts of speech for Whipping post
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whipping post popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
whipping post usage trend in Literature
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