E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Lamb-pie.
A flogging. Lamb is a pun on the Latin verb lambo (to lick), and the word “lick” has been perverted to mean flog (see LICK); or it may be the old Norse lam (the hand), meaning hand-or slap-pie. (See LAMMING.)
