Re: Flogging and dunking, vs. Keel Haul'n and Walking the Plank?

Of course, flogging is nautical. It was small boats and close quarters that led to the saying that there is not enough room to "swing a cat!" (Surely, you didn't think this meant that someone was giving a feline a ride?) Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod"