Catchword: thrash

Filed under: English, Military

Part of speech: v.

Quotation: British soldiers were ordered by their commanding officer to “thrash” Iraqi civilians rounded up in an anti-looting operation, a court martial in Germany was told yesterday. In military slang, thrash means strenuous physical exercise or putting someone through their paces.

Article or document title:
“Soldiers had order to ‘thrash,’ trial told” (URL)

Author:
Audrey Gillan

Article, document, publication, web site:
Guardian

Publishing location:
U.K.

Dateline:
Osnabruck, Germany

Date of publication:
Jan. 26, 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.