HIDING
\hˈa͡ɪdɪŋ], \hˈaɪdɪŋ], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A place of concealment.
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A flogging, thrashing, or beating. "I wasn't going to shed the beggar's blood; I was only going to give him a hiding for his impudence."-C. Reade.
By Daniel Lyons
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