This outer layer was generically known as thack, but, owing to the fact that the vast majority of buildings in early times were covered with a thacking of straw or some similar material, thatch gradually acquired its modern restricted significance of straw, or reed, heling.
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Thack — Thack, Thacker Thack er See {Thatch}, {Thatcher}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thack — thack; thack·er; thack·er·ay·an; … English syllables
Thack|er|ay|an — «THAK uh ree uhn», adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 1863) or his works: »A certain cynical humor which is almost Thackerayan in quality (Scottish Leader) … Useful english dictionary
thack — I Cleveland Dialect List thatch n II North Country (Newcastle) Words verb and n thatch … English dialects glossary
thack — thatch ; a TRACKER, a thatcher. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
thack — also thak ˈthak dialect variant of thatch … Useful english dictionary
Thack and rape — The thatch cover of a hayrick and the supporting rope ties. [< OldEngl. pasc = roof] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
under thack and rape — Safely secured under thatch and rope, snug generally • • • Main Entry: ↑thack … Useful english dictionary
thacker — thack·er … English syllables
thackerayan — thack·er·ay·an … English syllables
