n.
Pronunciation: ' sk ə rj also ' sk ō rj, ' sko ̇ rj, ' sku ̇ rj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge, from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip
Date: 13th century
1 : WHIP especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment
2 : an instrument of punishment or criticism
3 : a cause of wide or great affliction