Trounced

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trounce \Trounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trounced}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Trouncing}.] [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood.
     See {Truncheon}.]
     To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to
     castigate. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]