The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leathering
Leather \Leath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leathered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Leathering.]
To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.]
--G.
Eliot.
Wiktionary
leathering
n. A beating. vb. (present participle of leather English)