The action of striking with staves. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of striking with specific blunt weapon > [noun] (12) staving1487 The action of striking with staves. Obsolete. clubbing1593 Beating with clubs. Also attributive. swaddling1621 Beating, cudgelling. Obsolete. rib-basting1659 The act of beating a person severely, esp. on or about the ribs. Cf. earlier rib-baste, v., rib-roasting, n. bludgeon-work1813 fighting with bludgeons, hand-to-hand fighting. coshing1898 pistol-whipping1928 A blow given with the butt of a pistol; the action of striking a person with the butt of a pistol. Also figurative. Subcategories:— fact of being struck (1) — stroke with specific blunt weapon (3) — use of musket as club (1) |
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