Synonyms for Lacing (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)):
laceWordNet sense 2 (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows):
beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whackingFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit