Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
to slap; to strike; to spank
Usually written using kana alone
酔っ払っておそく家に帰ったかどで、怒った女房は亭主に食ってかかり、箒で亭主をひっぱたいた。The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
Also written 引っぱたく【ひっぱたく】、引っ張たく【ひっぱたく】