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Definition of Thwacked
1. thwack [v] - See also: thwack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thwacked
Literary usage of Thwacked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maid Marian and Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock (1895)
"I pay tribute to your valour in calling you hacked and thwacked.' ' I never was
thwacked in my life,' said the baron; ' I stood my ground manfully, ..."
2. Fagots for the Fireside: A Collection of More Than One Hundred Entertaining by Lucretia Peabody Hale (1888)
"Think'st thou thy trenchant truncheon thwacked the tree to tatters ? " "
Tender taskmaster, tell-tale truth transfuses thy ..."
3. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1898)
"What! thou hast been thwacked, and refusest the fruit of it—which is resoluteness,
strength of mind, sternness in pursuit of the object! ..."
4. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1898)
"What! thou hast been thwacked, and refusest the fruit of it—which is resoluteness,
strength of mind, sternness in pursuit of the object! ..."
5. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1898)
"What! thou hast been thwacked, and refusest the fruit of it—which is resoluteness,
strength of mind, sternness in pursuit of the object! ..."
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