thwack

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On air I dubbed the incident "Men in Thwack", a name which totally failed to catch on.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

I was enjoying a delightfully quiet tennis rally with my son a few summers ago when suddenly I heard it, from the court beside us: Thwack.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

PD Gayle agrees new contract with Crystal Palace until 2019 Everton’s McCarthy off at Crystal Palace in limp goalless draw Facebook Twitter Pinterest Thwack!

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2016

Thwack, thwack, fell Giovanni's cudgel on the ribs of his unfortunate mules; and we could hear them scrambling, and his hoarse voice uttering strange cries, as he urged them on.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas

There are others, like the Thwack, Pearl, and Bristol; they are but second rate, being inferior in most regions to the Brandywine, which they resemble.

From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson