Thack Definition

verb
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To cover a roof with thack.

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noun
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The weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often thatch specifically.

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Other Word Forms of Thack

Noun

Singular:
thack
Plural:
thacks

Origin of Thack

  • From Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *tag-, *taǵ- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old Dutch þakolōn (“to stroke”), Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“touch”). More at thwack, tangent.

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  • From Old English þæc, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Dutch dak, Low German Dack, Danish tag (“roof”), German Dach (“roof”), Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stegos, “roof”). See also thatch.

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  • From Middle English thacce, from thakken (“to stroke”). See above.

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