Leather (Verb)
Meaning
Whip with a leather strap.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She began to leather the defiant captive, but the torturer demanded more severity.
- He was notorious for leathering any dog caught on his property without permission.
- The overworked donkey cowered as the driver prepared to leather it once again.
- Some of the sadistic guards enjoyed leathering the new prisoners during their intake process.
- In certain cultures, the brutal practice of leathering wrongdoers was considered acceptable punishment.