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chastise

On-Yomi: トウ — Kun-Yomi: う.つ

Koohii stories:

1) [Istvan] 13-6-2007(155): I said some bad words, and my mother chastised me by washing my mouth out with glue instead of soap!

2) [smithsonian] 18-3-2007(110): In Colonial New England, people who committed adultery had words glued to them. A famous example is the "A" worn by Hester Prynn for committing adultery (i.e., not being chaste). In this way, words glued to you are supposed to chastise you and prevent further breaches of chastity.

3) [NickCooper] 27-7-2008(50): If you chastise someone correctly the words will stick like glue.

4) [mcbainpc] 25-6-2008(42): I said some bad words and my mom glued my mouth shut to chastise me.

5) [stephjapan2004] 17-10-2007(21): Chastising words stick to your mind.

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