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2 Words to use with parlance
Nothing is said of maimings, dismemberments, skull fractures, of severe bruisings, or lacerations, or even of floggings; but a word is used the common-parlance import of which is, slight chastisement; it is not even whipping, but 'correction'
'Tis common parlance names it thus; But 'twas a gay convolvulus: Yet we'll not stop to here discuss Its species or its genus.