Pommel
Pommel verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy
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Tan
Tan verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt
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Tan and Pommel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pommel/tan
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