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whack
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whack \Whack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] [Cf. Thwack.] 1. To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. --G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide into shares; as, to whack the spoils of a robbery; -- often with up. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whack \Whack\, v. i. To strike anything with a smart blow. [1913 Webster] To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whack \Whack\, n.
1. A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A portion; share; allowance. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. an attempt; as, to take a whack at it. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
Out of whack, out of order. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
