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Take Samuel Cartwright, for instance, who in 1851 coined two ingenious new diagnoses to be applied to slaves: drapetomania , or running away (recommended treatment: whipping), and dysaesthesia aethiopis , whose symptoms were sloth and a tendency to break things (recommended treatment: whipping).
A piece argues that Newt Gingrich serves as both whipping boy and ghost for the dispirited Republican Party.
cat whipping or whipping the cat a trick often practised on ignorant country fellows, vain of their strength: a wager is laid with them that they may be pulled through a pond by a cat.
The park is only accessible by boat — except for the occasional powerboats bringing passengers over from Nassau for a day of snorkeling and picnics on the beach, the only sounds you’ll hear will be the wind whipping through the sails of yachts anchored offshore.
The chief whipping boy, U.S. coach Steve Sampson, is accused of having panicked, fielded too many rookies, and benched or cut veteran players over petty personality conflicts.