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Cedric2008 Posted 18 years ago
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what is meant by "whipped raw"

01、Van Nath described how male prisoners were 01font00whipped raw02font00, their fingernails were yanked out, they were hogtied to wooden bars.02br
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00I think," whipped raw"here means that the male prisoners were whipped so that their skin are red and painful. Is it correct?02br
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00"whip" here means "to hit a person 01b00with a whip02b00 as a punishment, or generally means "to hurt sb physically in order to punish them". which one is more correctly?0-
  

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0Hi guys,02br
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00I see 'whipped raw' as a bit more extreme than just 'red and painful'. You'd be bleeding.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

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