Flogging
Flogging noun - Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.
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Rod and flogging are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Rod" with "Flogging", this nouns are similar.
Rod
Rod noun - A heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment.
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Flagellation (more commonly called "flogging") is a method of punishment in which a person is beaten or whipped with a rod, a switch, or (most especially) a whip or a cat-o-nine-tails.
Source: A Taste of the Lash
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