paik
/peɪk
/verb [with object] Scottish & Northern English
Pummel or beat (someone): we’ll paik their hides...
- The daft young lads should all be paiked.
- They've fair paiked the daftie black and blue.
- I have two hands to paik her with.
Origin
Early 16th century (as noun meaning 'a hard blow'): origin unknown; perhaps related to pick1 or peck1.