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belting noun a beating whether punitive or pugilistic UK, 1825- [I]nstead of putting him on a charge, he gave him a private belting. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 43, 1956
- “It’s a pity you’re Gerald’s wife,” I tell her. She doesn’t answer. “Because that means I can’t give you a belting without him seeing the marks.” — Ted Lewis, Jack Carter’s Law, p. 63, 1974
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