What the scene meant I could not imagine, but it seemed to me that Stapleton was abusing Sir Henry, who offered explanations, which became more angry as the other refused to accept them.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— a corrupt practice or custom
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Macmillan
— to treat someone in a cruel or violent way
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Other Word Forms
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1 use of ‘abusing’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle