whup

The whup was his, and his swoord never did fairer wark! 'she said.

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

It says he has no more power than Congress does and isn't allowed to "whup" them.

Obama on Congress: 'I'll whup 'em' 2008

Everyone now knows that Bush came into office with a vendetta itch to "whup" Saddam Hussein and looking for any excuse to do it.

Sound Off: Afghanistan war tax? 2009

I'se stod in our do'er en 'yeard de hahd licks, en screams ob de ones dat wuz bein' whup'd, en I'd tell mah Missis, "Listen ter dat!"

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

When illness had the audacity to attack a Drumtochty man, it was described as a "whup," and was treated by the men with a fine negligence.

A Doctor of the Old School — Complete Ian Maclaren 1878

Mrs. Macfayden also pretended to recall a "whup" of some kind or other he had in the fifties, but this was considered to be rather a pyrotechnic display of

A Doctor of the Old School — Complete Ian Maclaren 1878

Mrs. Macfadyen also pretended to recall a "whup" of some kind or other he had in the fifties, but this was considered to be rather a pyrotechnic display of Elspeth's superior memory than a serious statement of fact.

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878

When illness had the audacity to attack a Drumtochty man, it was described as a "whup," and was treated by the men with a fine negligence.

A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 1 Ian Maclaren 1878

When illness had the audacity to attack a Drumtochty man, it was described as a "whup," and was treated by the men with a fine negligence.

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878

When illness had the audacity to attack a Drumtochty man, it was described as a "whup," and was treated by the men with a fine negligence.

Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) Various 1878