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by BizarroLand 317 days ago
clobber

verb: informal hit (someone) hard. treat or deal with harshly. defeat heavily.

Noun: British slang for Clothes, circa 1879

The Fantastic Four's The Thing's catchphrase, "It's clobberin' time!" was the only "clob" I was aware of prior to doing these searches.