See whale on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1962, Norman Mailer, The Death of Benny Paret:",
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"ref": "2000, Joseph Di Prisco, Confessions of Brother Eli, page 320:",
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"ref": "2014, Jack Hart, Skookum Summer: A Novel of the Pacific Northwest, page 278:",
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"(slang) To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight."
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"text": "The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just whaling on it with a big old sledge hammer.",
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"ref": "1999, Stephen King, Bag of Bones:",
"text": "Standing at the front, wearing a guitar and whaling on it as she sang, was Sara Tidwell.",
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"ref": "2012, Nora Roberts, The Last Boyfriend, page 71:",
"text": "Jaw tight, Ryder picked up his hammer, set a framing nail, and whaled on it.",
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"ref": "2014, Chris Fabry, The Song:",
"text": "Now he couldn't get enough of playing his father's music on a CD and whaling on the drum set Jed had bought him at one of those warehouse club stores",
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"(slang) To beat heavily on anything."
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"text": "Jaw tight, Ryder picked up his hammer, set a framing nail, and whaled on it.",
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"text": "Now he couldn't get enough of playing his father's music on a CD and whaling on the drum set Jed had bought him at one of those warehouse club stores",
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