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first cited in 1919, according to OED:
c. slang (orig. Mil.). To sell or offer for sale, orig. illicitly.
1919 [Implied in FLOGGING vbl. n. 2d.]. 1925 FRASER & GIBBONS Soldier & Sailor Words 96 To flog, to sell something not the vendor's own to dispose of. 1951 G. HANLEY Consul at Sunset 125 He was dead... His kit was collected and flogged to those who would buy it in the mess. 1966 J. PORTER Sour Cream x. 134 Filching state property and flogging it to the eager populace is a common enough crime in the Soviet Union as it was with us during the war. 1967 M. DRABBLE Jerusalem the Golden v. 112 Let's go..and look at the ghastly thing that Martin flogged us.
[1919 War Terms in Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 ‘Flogging’, the illegal disposal of Army goods. ]
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dr. Flog musick 08/24/04 08:12 PM Re: Dr. Flog tsuwm 08/24/04 08:36 PM Re: Dr. Flog sjmaxq 08/25/04 02:41 AM Re: Dr. Flog tsuwm 08/25/04 03:28 AM Re: common usage tsuwm 08/25/04 10:20 AM Re: common usage Jackie 08/25/04 02:28 PM Re: common usage Capfka 08/25/04 05:06 PM Re: not quite flogging Wordwind 08/25/04 07:41 PM Re: pflogging Jackie 08/26/04 02:12 AM pflo words Father Steve 08/26/04 03:39 AM give away stolen goods TEd Remington 08/26/04 11:55 AM R-Rated Flogging Father Steve 08/25/04 06:07 AM
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