smart crack
Example Sentences
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But the youth hung to the saddle, and, leaning forward, slapped the bronco a smart crack on the neck.
From Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret by Edward Stratemeyer
Vixen made a ferocious grimace at him—he could just see her distorted countenance in the fire-light—and further expressed her aggravation by a smart crack of her whip.
From Vixen, Volume I. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
A smart crack followed and up into the blue leaped the ball, defying the pursuit of catcher or baseman.
From Walter and the Wireless by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher
I was wondering what was to be done next, when Guert drew each bridle from its animal, and gave a smart crack of his whip.
From Satanstoe by James Fenimore Cooper
The distant and infrequent sleigh-bells, with the smart crack of the rifle from the shooting match in the hollow, strike percussively upon the ear.
From Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors by Various
