See Also: Whale(casino)
whale(encyclopedia)
sei whale(encyclopedia)
right whale(encyclopedia)
fin whale(encyclopedia)
whale(2)(dictionary)
whale(1)(dictionary)
sei whale(dictionary)
ca'ing whale(dictionary)
Whale(medicine)

whale(2) (iou)



whale verb2. Now US colloq. L18.
[Prob. var. of WALE verb2.]
verb trans. Beat, flog. L18.
K. Tennant I'll have to whale the hide off them one of these days.
verb intrans. Foll. by adverb: do something implied by the context continuously or vehemently. M19.
H. Day You don't think I've whaled up here..to..talk about women, do you?