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Whack
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. G. W. Cable.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]