I had a similar experience in Scotland some years back when I was on holidays in the highlands. I was only in my very early twenties at the time.
I befriended a young scottish lass, around 18, who was enrolled at the local girls high school. I remember one evening she seemed a bit withdrawn so I asked her what was wrong. She said that she had received a good seeing to from Miss that afternoon at school for something she had not done.
Not being from the UK, I did not really understand what that term meant, so I asked her to explain. However she spoke with such a thick Scottish accent that I still was not sure what she meant, but I did not pursue it any further. In retrospect I think she must have been talking about some kind of punishment that she received from her teacher. However, to this day I am unsure what that punishment was.