STROKE
ADJECTIVES
1847 ► ICTIC of the nature of a blow or stroke; abrupt and sudden in its action → rare
NOUNS
– BAFF a blow with something flat or soft; a stroke; a dull, heavy thud …E16 Sc.
– BAT a firm blow as with a staff or club; a stroke…a1400
– BEFF a stroke, a blow, a buffet …1768 Sc.
– BELLAM a stroke …Bk1911 Sc.
– BELT a heavy blow or stroke …1899 colloq.
– BETTLE n. a blow, a stroke …Bk1911 Sc.
– BILF a blunt stroke, a hit …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BLAW a blow, a stroke …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLEFFART a stroke …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLENTER a strong, sharp blow, a flat stroke …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLIBE a stroke; the mark of a blow …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLIFFART a stroke, a buffet …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLIPE; BLYPE a stroke, a blow …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLYBE a stroke, a blow …Bk1911 Sc.
– BONER a hard blow or stroke, as with the fist or a blunt instrument …1890 sl.
– BOOFF a stroke with the hand that causes a hollow sound; the sound thus produced …Bk1911 Sc.
– BOWFF a stroke causing a hollow sound …Bk1911 Sc.
– CAMMACK a stroke with the hand …Bk1898 Sc.
– CAST the delivery of a blow, a stroke …c1420 obs.
– CLINK a smart stroke or blow …1825 Sc.
– DABACH a stroke, a blow …1825 Sc.
– DANDIEFECHAN a stroke, a resounding blow ..1816 Sc. obs.
– DASH a violent blow, stroke, impact, or collision, such as smashes or might smash …a1375
– DEG a stroke or sharp blow …1823 Sc.
– DIFF a blow or stroke …1877 Amer. dial.
– DINT a stroke or blow, esp. one given with a weapon …OE obs.
– DIRDUM a heavy blow, a stroke; a fall …1827 Sc.
– DIRL a tremulous stroke; a blow or shake; a vibrating sound …1853 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– DUMMOCK a blow or stroke …19C Eng. dial.
– DUNDIEFECKEN a stroke on any part of the body; a slap; a stunning blow …1825 Sc. obs.
– DUSH a violent blow, stroke, or impact; the sound of violent collision …c1400 obs. exc. Sc.
– DUST a stroke, a blow …1611 obs. rare
– FLIP a smart stroke or blow; a fillip …1692
– GANDIEGOW a blow, a stroke, punishment …1866 Sc. obs.
– GIRKE a stroke with a whip or wand; a stripe, a lash …1555 obs.
– HANDSTROKE a stroke or blow with the hand …1523 obs.
– JERK a stroke with a whip or wand; a stripe, a lash …1555 obs.
– KAMMO; KAMOO a stroke with the hand; a stroke on the head with the fist …1825 Sc.
– KAMMOCK a stroke with the hand; a stroke on the head with the fist …1825 Sc.
– KEELICK a blow, a stroke …1808 Sc.
– KEELUP a blow, a stroke …1808 Sc.
– LAB a blow, a stroke …1808 Sc.
– LASH a sudden or violent blow; a dashing or sweeping stroke …c1330 obs.
– LICK a sharp blow or stroke, as with a fist, a weapon, or a tool …1851 Amer. dial.
– LOUNDER a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating …1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– LUSH a stroke, a blow …a1400 obs.
– MINT a stroke, a blow …Bk1903 Sc.
– MISLICK a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error …1859 Amer. dial.
– NAB a smart stroke; a blow on the head …1822 Sc.
– NICK a sharp stroke or blow …1651 Sc. obs.
– PAIK a firm still blow, esp. on the body, a stroke …1508 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– PALMY a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment …1785 Sc.
– PALT a blow, a stroke …1625 obs.
– PAMMIE a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment …1785 Sc.
– PAWMIE a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment …1785 Sc.
– RACKABIMUS a sudden or unexpected stroke, jolt, or fall; a thud …1808 Sc.
– RACKET a violent, stunning blow; a thump; a stroke …1710 Sc.
– RAMIEGEISTER a sharp stroke or blow; also, an injury …1825 Sc.
– RAMMYJEESTER a sharp stroke or blow …1825 Sc.
– RATTLE a blow, a stroke …1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– RAUGHT a stroke, a blow, a dash …1742 Sc.
– REBINE a great stroke on man or beast …Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs.
– REEMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow …1742 Sc.
– REMIGESTER a sharp stroke or blow; an injury …1825 Sc.
– REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow …1742 Sc.
– SCALLYART a blow or stroke …Bk1904 Sc.
– SCLATCH a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; the noise made by such a fall; a stroke with the palm of the hand …Bk1904 Sc.
– SCOUR a blow, stroke, swipe, or box on the ear …1882 Sc.
– SCRINGE a lash, a stroke; a severe beating …Bk1904 Sc.
– SKIT a slight stroke …1860
– SKITE a sudden vigorous stroke or blow, esp. one given in an oblique direction …1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– SKLATCH a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; the noise made by such a fall; a stroke with the palm of the hand …Bk1904 Sc.
– TACK the sound of a smart stroke; a tap; a crack …1821 Sc. rare
– TALLIWAP a stroke, a hard blow, a whack, a wallop …a1825 Sc.
– TANTERLICK a severe stroke …Bk1905 Sc.
– TEEPLE a slight touch or stroke …B1900 Sc.
– THREAP a smart stroke; a blow causing a mark …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– TICK a light but distinct touch; a light quick stroke; a pat, a tap … c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– TICKET a pat; a slight stroke with the hand, etc.; a smart blow; a beating …1833 Sc.
– TICKLER a sharp stroke with a cane or whip; a smart blow …1836 Eng. dial.
– TIT a light stroke or tap; a slap …1808 Sc.
– VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke …c1730
– WAFF a slight blow or stroke, esp. one given by something in passing …a1754 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– YACK a smart blow or stroke; a heavy thump; a flogging; a stab …1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– YAIK a stroke, a blow …1825 Sc.
– YANK a sudden severe blow, esp. with the hand; a buffet; a stroke with the end of a whip-lash …1790 Sc.
– YANKER a smart blow or stroke, a whack …1825 Sc. obs.
– YARK; YERK a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a flogging; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a thud …1509 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– YERT a sharp or smart blow or stroke …1509 obs. rare
VERBS
1873 ► TAWL → TAWL DOWN to stroke or smooth down, as a cat’s back → Eng. dial.
1879 ► DAWL to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand → Eng. dial.
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