FLOG, verb transitive [Latin figo, to strike, that is, to lay on; Latin flagrum, flagellum, Eng. flail; Gr.; Latin plaga, a stroke, Eng. plague, slay.] To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows; a colloquial word, applied to whipping or beating for punishment; as, to flog a schoolboy or a sailor.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI