On this occasion the seamen were fortunate in getting a sympathetic verdict, and the captain got what he deserved-a good trouncing for his treatment of them.
"Looking Seaward Again"
Walter Runciman
Under these circumstances it was thought by many, and indeed boldly asserted by many, that it would be a good opportunity to take advantage of an idle, peaceful time and give the people of Arezzo a trouncing.
"The God of Love"
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Of course E. E. gave in, just to pacify her, while I would have given fifty of the brightest silver dollars ever issued by the U.S. Government, for the happiness of giving her the neatest little trouncing she ever got in her life.
"Phemie Frost's Experiences"
Ann S. Stephens