thack
thack · thacks
A stroke; a thwackA stroke; a thwack.
/θæk/
Meaning
2 sensesA stroke; a thwack.
(countable, uncountable)The weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often specifically thatch.
Origin
From Middle English thacce, from thakken (“to stroke”): see etymology 1. From Middle EnglFrom Middle English thacce, from thakken (“to stroke”): see etymology 1.
From Middle English thak, thakk, thakke, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
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