10 Metaphors for lash

This appears to be harsh treatment, but it must be remembered that the lash was at that time almost the only recognised method of punishment in the Navy, however trivial the offence might be; and Cook knew from experience how important it was to prevent the scurvy from getting foothold on board, and he already had determined to fight, by every means in his power, this dread scourge, almost his most dangerous foe.

That the LASH is the MAIN SUPPORT of the slaveholder's authority: but, that the stocks are "a powerful auxiliary" to his government.

Ample proof is at hand to show that this lashing of the public mind into brutal fury was the calculated work of the German authorities.

The handle was wrapped with interlacing threads of variegated colors, forming an elaborate pattern, the lash being dark green.

But too late: already long lashes were a-flutter upon the delicately modelled cheeks of the sleeper.

There is gold in her hair, and if you will look very closely you will see that her lashes were pure gold until she dipped them in the ink-pot.

The whip lash must be one inch in width, or a strap of one thickness of leather 1-1/2 inches in width, and never severely administered.

Every lash inflicted is a tongue of flame; every prison a more illustrious abode; every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side.

Fifty lashes was the penalty for this offence.

Fifty lashes in the jailfifty beans at meal-timefifty pairs of boots to clean for Ramsdenfifty is my lucky number.

10 Metaphors for  lash