Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Whala \Whala\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Whaling}.] [Cf. {Wale}. ]
   To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov.
   Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] --Halliwell. Bartlett.