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单词 spank
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spankn.1

Brit. /spaŋk/, U.S. /spæŋk/
Etymology: < spank v.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.
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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.
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2. Cant. (See spank v.1 2) Obsolete.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

spankn.2

Brit. /spaŋk/, U.S. /spæŋk/
Etymology: < spank v.2
a. The action or fact of spanking or moving along rapidly and sharply.
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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.
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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.
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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

Brit. /spaŋk/, U.S. /spæŋk/
Etymology: Probably imitative of the sound.
dialect or colloquial.
1.
a. transitive. To slap or smack (a person, esp. a child) with the open hand. Also absol.
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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.
figurative.1882 Punch 11 Mar. 112 House of Lords spanked by 300 against 167.
b. To crack (a whip). rare.
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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.
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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).
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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.
2. Cant. (See quot. 18191.) Obsolete.
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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.
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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.
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1891 Cent. Dict. (citing J. A. Henshall).
4. The verbal stem used adverbially: With a spank or smack. rare.
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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/
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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

Brit. /spaŋk/, U.S. /spæŋk/
Etymology: probably a back-formation < spanking adj. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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