"Rum, sodomy, and the lash"........What does "lash" mean in the quote?

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"Rum, sodomy, and the lash"........What does "lash" mean in the quote?

Winston said it reffering to naval tradition but what does "lash" mean?

2007-12-05 06:18:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations

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It's a reference to the cat-o'-nine-tails, the whip with which sailors were flogged.

2007-12-05 06:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by classmate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The most common way for a Captain to keep order on a ship out in the middle of the ocean was to keep a tight rein on his men. If they broke the rules, the most common punishment was a public lashing with a whip. Helped to keep the other sailors in line to witness such acts.

2007-12-05 15:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Whip it. Whip it good.

2007-12-05 14:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋