Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Scourge (-d)
scourge (-d), v. [Fr. < L. excoriāta, strip off the hide.] (webplay: straight).
- Push; beat; drive by blows.
- Whip; drive by flogging; [fig.] condemn; punish; chastise; correct; pronounce guilty.
- Force; compel; afflict.
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