Noun
Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
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He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.
Severe criticism.
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Emendation; correction.
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Noun
a severe scolding
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verbal punishment
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