Beating, scourging. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ172697 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating (89) swingingc1200 Beating, scourging. Obsolete. beating?c1225 The infliction of repeated blows; spec. the action of inflicting blows in punishment; the dashing of waves against the shore; the whipping up of a… chastising1303 The action of chastise, v.; chastisement. correctionc1386 The correcting (of a person) by disciplinary punishment; chastisement, sometimes spec. with a view to amendment; but frequently in later use (now… lashingc1400 The action of lash, v.1 in various senses; beating, flogging; an instance of this. †lashing out, lavishing, squandering. scouring1426 The action of beating, drubbing or chastising; also figurative to scapeor escape a scouring. Moses' law1482 (a) the ancient law of the Hebrews, contained in the Pentateuch; = Mosaic law n. at Mosaic, adj.2 1; †(b) (among pirates) a punishment of… jerking1552 The action of striking a person or animal with a whip, switch, or stick; a whipping, a thrashing. Cf. jerk, v.1 1. Obsolete. whipping1566 The action of striking with or as with a whip. The, or an, infliction of corporal punishment by strokes of a whip or rod; scourging, flogging… yarking1573 A beating, a flogging. Cf. yark, v.2 3a. Scottish and English regional (northern) in later use. feaking1600 in quot. 1600 attributive. correct1606 Correction. tawing1620 The action of flogging or punishing. Obsolete. lacing1622 colloquial. A beating, a thrashing; (now chiefly Sport) a resounding defeat. castigation1640 In modern use: Severe punishment or rebuke, chastisement, ‘flagellation’. basking1642 Beating, flagellation; also figurative. verberation1661 The action of beating or striking so as to cause damage, pain, or injury; esp. flogging or scourging. Also: an instance of this, a stroke, a blow… strappado1668 A beating, a flogging. the lash1694 the lash: the punishment of flogging. flogging1758 The practice or system of punishment by blows; an instance of it; a chastisement. whopping1812 The action of whop, v.; a severe beating or flogging; hence, an overwhelming defeat. Also attributive. quilting1822 A flogging, a beating. In extended use (Cricket): †the action of hitting a ball very hard (obsolete). Cf. quilt, v.3 blistering1842 The action or result of blister, v. whaling1852 Beating, thrashing. nailing1895 Extended uses. English regional (northern) and Scottish. A beating, a thrashing. Cf. nail, v. 6b. rare. Subcategories:— instance of (51) — public flogging (1) — due or deserved (1) — a blow (7) — reproof or correction by (1) — inclination or enthusiasm for (2) — preparatory to (1) |
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