单词 | twank |
释义 | 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.
1711Addison Spect. No. 251 ⁋4 Disturbing a whole Street for an Hour together, with the Twanking of a Brass-Kettle or a Frying-Pan. 1821Clare Vill. Minstr. I. 90 While distant thresher's swingle drops With sharp and hollow-twanking raps. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Twank, v...2. To give a smart slap with the flat of the hand, on the breech, or other fleshy part. 1828Craven Gloss., Twanker, a large bulky person; any thing large. 1905Daily Chron. 16 June 6/5 When she tried to escape Mrs. Lewthwaite gave her a ‘twanking’. |

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