"whank" meaning in Scots

See whank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: whanks [plural], whang [alternative], whaing [alternative], wheang [alternative], wheing [alternative], whing [alternative], whyng [alternative], whaunk [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|whanks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} whank (plural whanks), {{sco-noun}} whank (plural whanks)
  1. A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock.
    Sense id: en-whank-sco-noun-Cn14wj68
  2. A large portion, slice or lump.
    Sense id: en-whank-sco-noun-g3WJrbIK

Verb

Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|whanks|present participle|whankin|simple past|whankit|past participle|whankit|head=}} whank (third-person singular simple present whanks, present participle whankin, simple past whankit, past participle whankit), {{sco-verb|whank||it}} whank (third-person singular simple present whanks, present participle whankin, simple past whankit, past participle whankit) Forms: whanks [present, singular, third-person], whankin [participle, present], whankit [past], whankit [participle, past], whang [alternative], whaing [alternative], wheang [alternative], wheing [alternative], whing [alternative], whyng [alternative], whaunk [alternative]
  1. To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash.
    Sense id: en-whank-sco-verb-kb9Pp1SN Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 12 25 45 19
  2. To cut, especially to cut off a large portion.
    Sense id: en-whank-sco-verb-vBKL2BQQ

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "form": "whaing",
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    {
      "form": "wheang",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wheing",
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    {
      "form": "whing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whyng",
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    },
    {
      "form": "whaunk",
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        "A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock."
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          "ref": "1915, David Johnstone Beattie, Oor Gate En':",
          "text": "The toodies were being screwed oot o' a big whank o' dough.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1925, Elliot Cowan Smith, Mang Howes an Knowes:",
          "text": "It serrd naething for ti stert simmereen an wuntereen, for it's ill speakin atween a fowe man an a fastin; bit A bocht an ett twae cookies an a whank o cheese ti keep iz gaun till A wan ti Jethart.",
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      "form": "whankit",
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      "form": "whyng",
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      "form": "whaunk",
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          "ref": "1807, James Ruickbie, “Epistle to Mr. J___ Y___, Merchant”, in The Way-Side Cottager, page 175:",
          "text": "But tho' I get my hurdies whankit, / An' wi' the hare-brain'd core be rankit",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1864, William Duncan Latto, Tammas Bodkin: Or, The Humours of a Scottish Tailor, page 375:",
          "text": "Straucht across the rig frae fur to fur I walkit, whankin' doon whatever opposed my progress—corn, thristles, carl-doddies, broom-cowes—every green herb, in short, an' ilka time I cam' oot o' the corn I brocht nae less than a sheaf in my oxter […]",
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        "To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash."
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          "text": "My faither had nae patience to lowse the raips frae the parcel, but sent me up for the sheers, wherewith he whankit them aff, juist as if they had been a wheen beasin' steeks, greatly to my mither's horification, wha said it was \"sae wasterfulike.\"",
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      "form": "wheang",
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      "form": "wheing",
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      "form": "whing",
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        "alternative"
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          "text": "It serrd naething for ti stert simmereen an wuntereen, for it's ill speakin atween a fowe man an a fastin; bit A bocht an ett twae cookies an a whank o cheese ti keep iz gaun till A wan ti Jethart.",
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      "form": "whing",
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          "text": "But tho' I get my hurdies whankit, / An' wi' the hare-brain'd core be rankit",
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        {
          "ref": "1864, William Duncan Latto, Tammas Bodkin: Or, The Humours of a Scottish Tailor, page 375:",
          "text": "Straucht across the rig frae fur to fur I walkit, whankin' doon whatever opposed my progress—corn, thristles, carl-doddies, broom-cowes—every green herb, in short, an' ilka time I cam' oot o' the corn I brocht nae less than a sheaf in my oxter […]",
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