Beating

·noun Pulsative sounds. ·see Beat, ·noun.

II. Beating ·noun Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.

III. Beating ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Beat.

IV. Beating ·noun The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.

V. Beating ·noun The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

beating
, or turning to windward The operation of making progress by alternate tacks at sea against the wi...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Gold-beating
·noun The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
beating wind
That which requires the ship to make her way by tacks; a baffling or contrary wind. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
beating with child
breeding. York. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
beating the booby
The beating of the hands from side to side in cold weather to create artificial warmth. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
two thieves beating a rogue
A man beating his hands against his sides to warm himself in cold weather; called also beating the b...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose