One of Heaven's little ways of strafing him for Doggieism.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
The enemy knew of our preparations and of this life in Arras, and during the week before the battle he flung many shells into the city, smashing houses already stricken, "strafing" the station and the barracks, the squares and courtyards, and the roads that led in and out.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
An attempt to escape brought great hardship and even danger on the rest of the camp; for the Turks had made a habit of strafing, with horrible severity, the officers of the camp from which a prisoner had escaped.
"The Escaping Club"
A. J. Evans