scragging

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of scrag

noun

1. (dated, slang)A beating.

   “Adrian thought it worth while trying out his new slang. […] ‘That’s beastly talk, Thompson. Jolly well take it back or expect a good scragging.’”

   “Consequently, the red nosed recipient of various duckings, scraggings, and backside beatings was soon to find himself presiding over the nine circles of hell in Pimple's Inferno […]”