verb
leather
To beat or strike severely.
He threatens to leather anyone who tries to take his money.
Etymology
The material name became a verb for beating someone, associated with blows delivered using a leather strap. The instrument’s material supplies the action’s name.
More examples
- The guards leathered the prisoner for trying to escape.
- She intervenes to stop the boys from leathering each other.
- He was badly leathered in a fight outside the bar.
Forms
leather · leathers · leathered · leathering