\Whala\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whaling}.] [Cf. {Wale}. ]
To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov.
Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] --Halliwell. Bartlett.