skelping

skelping

1. present participle of skelp

skelping (comparative more skelping, superlative most skelping)

1. large; whopping

skelping (plural skelpings)

1. A beating or slapping.
   • 2011, Kate McGregor, No Pretender: The Tale of a Modern Day Hero (page 35)

     The word was old Scots for a good spanking, particularly in relation to the punishment of a miscreant child, and the Scots, after centuries of skelpings at the hands of the English themselves, absolutely loved it.

   • 2015, Irvine Welsh, A Decent Ride (page 53)

     Jonty's instinctive awestruck expression had been curtailed by repeated skelpings across the head by his father, Henry.

• spelking