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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- A loud noise; a bang, a crash. Scottish and English regional in later use.
- in later use. A sharp push or shove; specifically (a) a nudge or poke with the elbow; (b) a butt with the head from a cow, sheep, etc.
- A sudden, jolting collision or impact; a blow or injury resulting from such an impact; a bang, a bump.
- A shot in which the ball is propelled along or close to the ground, typically only a short distance.
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Origin
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late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. From dunch
[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Deaf; hard of hearing.
- Heavy, stodgy, doughy. Chiefly used to designate bread that has not risen properly.
- Numbed or cramped from sitting in one position for too long.
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Origin
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mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Newton (d. 1607), translator and Church of England clergyman. Origin unknown
[], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (especially , and Irish English after Middle English. To deliver a short, sharp blow to (someone or something); to strike, thump, push; to knock against, bump into; specifically to give (a person) a nudge or poke with the elbow.
- To strike, thump; to knock, bang, bump; to push, nudge. Also figurative. Frequently followed by at, against, into, etc.
- (especially , and Irish English. Of a cow, sheep, etc.: to butt (someone or something) with the head.
- To propel (the ball) low to the ground, typically for only a short distance.
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Origin
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Middle English; earliest use found in Wohunge ure Lauerd. Origin uncertain; probably imitative
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