"Botany Bay dozen" meaning in English

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          "text": "He gave a harsh snort and said angrily, “A Botany Bay dozen is not twelve. It's twenty-five, and more than capable of exposing a man's backbone.”",
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        "(Australia, slang, obsolete or historical) 25 lashes, ie. strokes of a whip across a person's back as a punishment."
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