WHACKINGS

Noun

whackings

plural of whacking

Source: Wiktionary


WHACKING

Whack"ing, a.

Definition: Very large; whapping. [Colloq.]

WHACK

Whack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] Etym: [Cf. Thwack.]

Definition: 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.

Whack, v. i.

Definition: To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]

Whack, n.

Definition: A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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