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SCOURGE (Ital. scoriada, from
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Lat. excoriare, to flay, corium, skin)  , a
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whip or lash, especially one used for the infliction of
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punishment . The typical
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scourge (
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Lat. flagellum) has severalthongs or lashes attached to a single handle, as in the
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modern "
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cat-o'-nine-tails." The scourge or
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flail, and the crook, are the two symbols of
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power and domination depicted in the hands of
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Osiris in
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ancient
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Egyptian monuments; these show the unchanging
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form of the
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instrument throughout the ages .

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