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Administer Punishment Using 9 Inch Ruler Crossword Clue

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noun

• a slap with the flat of the hand

verb

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

40%8 Progressing inch by inch
noun

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

40%8 Was commonly available in 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch sizes
noun

• a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

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