>crack on the hand with a ruler was once common in schoolrooms
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, cuff, dab, douse [
British]
, fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [
dialect]
, lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, cuff, dab, douse [
British]
, fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [
dialect]
, lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap 
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