What does plagose mean?
Plagose means (dated or rare) Fond of flogging..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dated or rare) Fond of flogging..
Now Mary Langton was the only one her grandfather ever petted; whence Miss Harriet's plagose propensity.
Other boys from other schools used to relate their experiences with plagose headmasters and describe how, by laying a hair from a horse's tail across your palm, you could outwit or at least diminish the sting of the cane.
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Plagose means (dated or rare) Fond of flogging..
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Now Mary Langton was the only one her grandfather ever petted; whence Miss Harriet's plagose propensity.
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