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    The guide slashed away at the undergrowth with his machete
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    In those days, a convicted felon was beaten and slashed in front of a crowd in the market-place
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Prices were slashed to clear out last season's styles
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    There is a slash in each sleeve that reveals the colourful fabric underneath
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The department stores continued their price slashes to the end of January