pistol-whip

pistol-whip
/pis"tl hwip', -wip'/, v.t., pistol-whipped, pistol-whipping.
to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, esp. in the head and shoulder area.
[1940-45, Amer.]

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