twank, v. dial.
(twæŋk)
[Echoic; expressing a sound that begins like a twang, but is abruptly cut short, such as is produced by striking a body with small resonance.]
a. intr. To twang with short and sharp effect. b. trans. To strike with the open palm, to spank. Hence ˈtwanking vbl. n. and ppl. a.; also ˈtwanker = twanger b.
| 1711 Addison Spect. No. 251 ¶4 Disturbing a whole Street for an Hour together, with the Twanking of a Brass-Kettle or a Frying-Pan. 1821 Clare Vill. Minstr. I. 90 While distant thresher's swingle drops With sharp and hollow-twanking raps. a 1825 Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Twank, v...2. To give a smart slap with the flat of the hand, on the breech, or other fleshy part. 1828 Craven Gloss., Twanker, a large bulky person; any thing large. 1905 Daily Chron. 16 June 6/5 When she tried to escape Mrs. Lewthwaite gave her a ‘twanking’. |