bashing
noun
the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The only material thing I really wanted was a new hat, for yester morning's milk and subsequent bashings and bruisings had ruined my old one.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough