See Also: thwacking(1)(dictionary)
thwacking(2)(dictionary)

TRIBUTE (law) and thwacking(2) (iou)


TRIBUTE (law)


TRIBUTE. A contribution which is sometimes raised by the sovereign from his subject, to sustain the expenses of the state. It is also a sum of money subject, to sustain the expenses of the state. It is also a sum of money paid by one nation to another under some pretended right. Wolff, Sec. 1145. paid by one nation to another under some pretended right. Wolff, Sec. 1145.

thwacking(2) (iou)



thwacking verbal noun. M18.
[from THWACK + -ING1.]
The action of THWACK verb; an instance of this.
Comb.: thwacking-frame a stand on which pantiles are beaten into shape.