Whala transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Whaled ; present participle & verbal noun Whaling .] [ Confer Wale . ] To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/26