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Today's Word November 14, 2020

Definition: (noun) The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
Synonyms: whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing.
Usage: If my mother ever caught me smoking, I would get the lacing of a lifetime.
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