Non-commisioned officer ranks were is use at my high school referring to the number of stripes a boy might have. I have also heard the term cuts but thinks this mainly related to hand strapping. “He got the cuts” or “he got four cuts”, etc.
Old-Fashioned Terms for a Caning4
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