whipping

The act of one that whips.

A thrashing administered especially as punishment.

Material, such as cord or thread, used to lash or bind parts.

In golf, the thin twine with which the head and shaft of a club are bound together.

A beating; flagellation.

A defeat; a beating: as, the enemy got a good whipping. See whip, verb, 9.

Nautical, a piece of twine or small cord wound. round the end of a rope to keep it from unlaying.

In bookbinding, the sewing of the raw edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread [Eng.]: known in the United States as whip-stitching.

In sewing, same as overcasting, 2.

The act or method of casting the fly in angling; casting.