slang. Printing. To punish or ‘rag’ (a fellow-workman for telling falsehoods) by hammering on his desk. Cf. washing, n. 5a.
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释义 | society > authority > punishment > public or popular punishments > [verb (transitive)] > hammer on desk (of colleague) (1) wash1841 slang. Printing. To punish or ‘rag’ (a fellow-workman for telling falsehoods) by hammering on his desk. Cf. washing, n. 5a. |
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