A
little sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and
fishing trade.
Origin: D. Smak;
akin to LG. Smack, smak, Dan. Smakke, G. Schmacke, F. Semaque.
1. Taste or flavor, especially. A slight
taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a
smack of
bitter in the medication. Also used figuratively. "So quickly they have taken a
smack in covetousness." (Robynson (More's Utopia)) "They
felt the
smack of
this world." (Latimer)
2. A
little quantity; a taste.
3. A loud kiss; a buss. "A clamorous smack."
4. A fast,
sharp noise, as of the
lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
5. A fast,
smart blow; a slap.
Origin: OE. Smak, AS. Ssmc taste, savor;
akin to D. Smaak, G. Geschmack, OHG. Smac; cf. Lith. Smagus pleasant. Cf. Smack.
Source: Websters Vocabulary