thack
To strike or thump; to thwackTo strike or thump (someone or something); to thwack.
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal, transitive)To strike or thump (someone or something); to thwack.
To cover a roof with thack.
Origin
From Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, strFrom Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *þakwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”).
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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Forms
thacks, thacking, thacked, thackedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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