Beswinge

/bɪˈswɪndʒ/ verb

To strike or beat thoroughly with a whip or stick.

From prefix 'be-' + 'swinge' (from Old English 'swingan,' to swing or beat). 'Swinge' means to beat, and the 'be-' prefix intensifies it to mean thorough beating.

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