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Where does “thack” come from?

thack (English) comes from Middle English thakken — to stroke.

thack (English): To strike; thump; thwack; A stroke; a thwack; the...

Definitions

  1. To strike; thump; thwack; A stroke; a thwack; the...

Ancestry of “thack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthakkento stroke

Words derived from “thack”

  • Thatcher
  • thatch
  • Thatcherism
  • thatching
  • Thatcherite
  • thatcher
  • thatchy
  • Thatcherian
  • dethatch
  • Thatcherist
  • thatcht
  • thatchlike
  • rethatch
  • Thatcheresque
  • Thatcherization
  • dethatcher
  • unthatch
  • Thatchernomics
  • Thatcherisation
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