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Thwack
Pronunciation : Thwack
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. , E. whack.]
Definition : 1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump. "A distant thwacking sound." W. Irving.
2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] Stanyhurst.
t. [imp. & p. p. Thwacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Thwacking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Thwack
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump. With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron rang. Hudibras.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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