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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To impact and penetrate something with a heavy sound, like a blade hitting wood.

   "[…] the bitt [of the axe] shunked into the jamb and stuck. Dog brought up his short sword […]"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"[…] the bitt [of the axe] shunked into the jamb and stuck. Dog brought up his short sword […]"

Etymology

Imitative. Compare shink, thunk, shlick.

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