whipping foot whipping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_whipping https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q810668 A type of physical violence which consists of hitting the soles of a person's bare feet. Unlike most types of flogging, this punishment was meant more to be painful than to cause actual injury to the victim. Blows were generally delivered with a light rod, knotted cord, or lash.