"volée de bois vert" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /vɔ.le də bwa vɛʁ/ Forms: volées de bois vert [plural]
Etymology: From the 18th century. Volée possibly refers to volée de coups (a flurry of hits), administered to disobedient children with un bâton de bois vert (a cane made from green, or simply fresh wood, as opposed to dry wood, which breaks easily). Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} volée de bois vert f (plural volées de bois vert)
  1. severe reprimand, often to correct an undesirable behaviour Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-volée_de_bois_vert-fr-noun-Lyw0PnRg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. harsh criticism Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-volée_de_bois_vert-fr-noun-2cKzjRR1

Inflected forms

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