Paddlewicking

• paddywhack: spanking, thrashing
• paddywhack (slang): an Irishman
• paddywhack: ruddy duck
• 'Paddywhack', or 'This Old Man' (an English folk song)

 This old man, he played one,
 He played knick-knack on my thumb;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

• paddywhack: a strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of sheep or cattle which relieves the animal of the weight of its head.
• paddle wheel: a device used to propel a steamship
• viking: paddling a longboat