Catchword: beasting

Filed under: English, United Kingdom, Military

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Once they were brought back with their plunder they were made to run in searing heat with boxes of dried milk on their heads. But then this “beasting,” in army parlance, turned worse when the Iraqis were split into small groups.

Article or document title:
“Abuse pictures that shame British Army” (URL)

Author:
Allan Hall

Article, document, publication, web site:
The Scotsman

Dateline:
Osnabrueck, Germany

Date of publication:
Jan. 19, 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.