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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stuffed or inflated leather bag that is usually suspended so that it can be punched or kicked for practice or exercise.
- noun A target of frequent criticism or abuse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device, consisting of a tough cloth bag over sand or other material, used to practice
punching . - noun A person serving as an object of
abuse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing
- noun a person on whom another person vents their anger
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