单词 | spank |
释义 | spankn.1 dialect or colloquial. 1. a. A smart or sounding blow, esp. one given with the open hand; a slap or smack. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > with the hand > with the open hand spank1785 spanking1854 smacking1860 potch1966 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Spanks,..blows with the open hand. 1813 H. Smith & J. Smith Horace in London ii. x. 140 When ice encrusts the slippery bank, The tallest fall with heaviest spank. 1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse iv. 78 Said Joe, giving me a great spank on the back. 1889 Cent. Mag. Mar. 743/1 My mother..lifted me cleverly, planted two spanks behind, and passed me to the hands of Mme. Levicq. b. The sharp noise or sound produced by this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun] > smash or slap skelpc1440 spank1833 spat1881 slap1940 splat1958 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log xxiii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 167/1 [The snake] let the smaller [tree] go with a loud spank, that shook the dew off the neighbouring branches. 1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table iii. 64 A clean, straight, hard hit, which took effect with a spank like the explosion of a percussion-cap. Thesaurus » Categories » This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spankn.2 a. The action or fact of spanking or moving along rapidly and sharply. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > a rapid rate post-pace1546 post speed1546 full gallop1569 gallop1651 tantivya1658 spank1801 lick1847 cracker1871 1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband III. 286 Having got her between me and Madame we dashed off full spank. b. A quick or smart bound or leap. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > leaping or springing suddenly > a sudden leap or spring startc1330 upstart1645 sprunt1660 spank1882 1882 in Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) 1886 B. Brierley Cast upon World i. 10 A spank..that seemed to have the lithesomeness of a deerhound. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † spankn.3 Cant. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. = spanker n.1 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > (a) gold coin golds1478 gold coin1533 ruddock1567 red one1568 goldingc1580 pestle of a portigue1598 gold piece1606 yellowhammera1627 yellow boy1654 spanker1663 ridge1667 gold drop1701 spank1725 glistener1818 money-gold1841 canary1851 1725 New Canting Dict. Spanks, Money, Gold or Silver. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). spankv.1 dialect or colloquial. 1. a. transitive. To slap or smack (a person, esp. a child) with the open hand. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the hand > with the open hand spank1727 beslap1858 potch1892 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II To Spank, to slap with the open Hand. 1786 European Mag. 9 292 The Science of Nothing even dunces have taught, Without spanking a pupil, or spending a thought. 1862 F. W. Robinson Owen I. 82 ‘You're sorry for your mother.’.. ‘I think so.., but she spanked hard.’ 1867 London Rev. 15 June 673/1 This baby..as a last resource is spanked into a voiceless rage by the mother. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 321 If the sufferer be a child, it is spanked, that is, punished by slapping with the open hand. b. To crack (a whip). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [verb (transitive)] > crack or snap > a whip yarka1566 slash1660 smack1699 flank1830 spank1835 1835 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 463/2 The mule-drivers..were stringing into the yard, and spanking their whips. c. To bring down, thrust, etc., with a slap. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > forcibly, firmly, or quickly thudc1000 throwa1250 pilt?c1250 casta1300 pusha1350 hurla1375 paltc1390 thrusta1400 thack1542 clap1559 to throw on1560 planch1575 protrude1638 shove1807 bung1825 shoot1833 slap1836 plunk1866 slam1870 spank1880 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > sound of blow [verb (transitive)] > smack or slap smack1801 spank1880 1880 Ld. Tennyson Northern Cobbler xv An' 'e spanks 'is 'and into mine. d. New Zealand colloquial. To milk (a cow). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > dairy farm [verb (transitive)] > milk an animal milkOE milch1570 draw1792 spank1897 1897 I. Scott How I stole over 10,000 Sheep ii. 8 We got on pretty well and spanked, i.e. milked, his cows for him night and morning. 1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. ix. 199 They spanked cows and built fences. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (transitive)] > rob by smash and grab spank1819 ram-raid1991 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) To spank a glaze, is to break a pane of glass in a shop window, and make a sudden snatch at some article of value within your reach. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) To spank a place is to rob it ‘upon the spank’; a spank is a robbery effected by the above means. 3. intransitive. a. To drop or fall with a spank or smack. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [verb (intransitive)] > smack or slap slip-slap1723 spank1800 smack1890 splat1922 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > with force or violence dump1333 swapc1386 to shove downc1400 squat1587 to go down1697 spank1800 thwacka1851 to beat down1860 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village ii. 61 The sullen shower from the drench'd eaves Drips fast, and on the..pavement spanks. b. Of a boat: To pound, beat, or slap the water in sailing. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. (citing J. A. Henshall). 4. The verbal stem used adverbially: With a spank or smack. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > [adverb] > with sudden impact swingc1400 dab1600 bump1724 spank1810 whop1812 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [adverb] > smack or slap smackingly1598 smack1782 spank1810 whack1812 spat1890 splat1897 splacka1960 1810 Splendid Follies III. 8 Spank flew another revoke card from the hand of Samuelina. Derivatives spanked adj. /spæŋkt/ ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with flat of hand spanked1864 potching1969 1864 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. That back-yards should re-echo to the howling of spanked children. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spankv.2 dialect and colloquial. 1. intransitive. To move or travel with speed and elasticity; to go quickly and vigorously; to ride or drive at a sharp trot and in a smart or stylish manner. Usually const. with adverbs or prepositions, esp. with along: a. Of animals, in general use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > speedily rakeOE rekec1275 raikc1390 richc1400 freck1513 to hie it1620 whidc1730 scoot1758 spank1807 kilt1816 nip1825 slip1864 breeze1907 bomb1966 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > move swiftly [verb (intransitive)] lakeOE flyOE runOE scour13.. jace1393 hie1398 spina1400 fleetc1400 glentc1400 stripc1400 suea1450 carryc1450 speed1488 scud1532 streek1598 winga1616 to clip it1616 hackney1617 swifta1618 whirryc1630 dust1673 whew1684 race1702 stroke1735 cut1797 spank1807 skid1815 speela1818 crack1824 skimmer1824 slap1827 clip1832 skeet1838 marvel1841 lick1850 travel1850 rush1852 zip1852 sail1876 rabbit1887 move1906 high-tail1908 to ball the jack1914 buzz1914 shift1922 giddap1938 burn1942 hoosh1943 bomb1966 shred1977 1807–10 R. Tannahill Poems (1846) 20 I saw the dragon spankin o'er the fiels. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) (at cited word) How he did spank along. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 200 His dog..darts off like a greyhound. We watch him spanking across the glen. 1902 Daily Chron. 13 Nov. 8/5 Reynard..came away right-handed and spanked along for Kenwick-park. b. spec. Of horses, or of persons driving or riding these. Also with it. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly prickc1300 to prick and prancea1393 spank1811 step1856 rake1862 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a horse-drawn vehicle > at a high speed smokea1658 whigc1667 spank1811 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > ride rapidly runeOE drivec1300 scurry1580 tantivy1681 to ride triumph1761 jockey1767 tivy1842 spank1843 rocket1862 to let out1889 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive horse-drawn vehicle > in specific manner to cut in1820 tittup1852 spank1860 1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Spank (Whip). To run neatly along, between a trot and gallop. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. viii. 194 ‘I suppose so, sir,’ said the groom... ‘Zounds! She can spank it over wet and dry.’ 1843 G. W. Le Fevre Life Trav. Physician II. i. xiv. 36 At this season they [the roads] were good, so that we spanked along merrily. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel iii A gentleman in a natty gig, with a high-trotting horse, came spanking towards us. c. Of ships: To sail quickly and smartly; to bowl along. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > make progress > move swiftly crowd937 runOE boom1617 to cut a feather1627 with a bone in her mouth (also teeth)1627 snore1830 spank1835 ramp1856 to step out1884 foot1892 1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xiii. 227 I found myself aboard of Robinson's lugger, spanking down the frith. 1841 B. Hall Patchwork II. xiii. 251 When..we did get to sea..we spanked along. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders x. 93 The Ariel was at that moment spanking away to the south'ard. 2. transitive. To drive (horses) quickly and smartly. ΚΠ 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 205 Where Gwydin spanks his fours along. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Shabby Genteel Story v How knowingly did he spank the horses along. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.11785n.21801n.31725v.11727v.21807 |
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