WHACKER

whacker, whopper

(noun) something especially big or impressive of its kind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whacker (plural whackers)

One who, or something which, whacks.

(informal) Anything large; a whopper.

Source: Wiktionary


Whack"er, n.

1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]

2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whapper. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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