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Rod Used For Punishment Crossword Clue

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noun

• a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

• a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

• a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment

verb

• beat with a cane

31%6 A switch or rod used for corporal punishment
noun

• a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

28%11 Resembling a rod or rod-shaped
adjective satellite

• formed like a bacillus

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