"thock" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} thock
  1. A clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood.
    Sense id: en-thock-en-intj-sWChMrow

Noun

Forms: thocks [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thock (plural thocks)
  1. A clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood.
    Sense id: en-thock-en-noun-sWChMrow

Verb

Forms: thocks [present, singular, third-person], thocking [participle, present], thocked [participle, past], thocked [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} thock (third-person singular simple present thocks, present participle thocking, simple past and past participle thocked)
  1. To make, or cause to make, a thock sound.
    Sense id: en-thock-en-verb-JbZuR9Lz

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