drubbing (n.)

"a sound beating," 1640s, verbal noun from drub (v.).

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"to beat soundly," 1630s (in an Oriental travel narrative), probably ultimately from Arabic darb "a beating," from daraba "he beat up" (see discussion in OED). Related: Drubbed; drubbing.

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Definitions of drubbing

drubbing (n.)

a sound defeat;

Synonyms: thrashing / walloping / debacle / slaughter / trouncing / whipping

drubbing (n.)

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows;

Synonyms: beating / thrashing / licking / lacing / trouncing / whacking

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