smart crack
Example Sentences
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“Bah!” he exclaimed; “that’s not a Frenchman, my lads,” and he closed the glass with a smart crack.
From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by W. (William) Rainey
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
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
The men looked at each other, and the "come" was repeated, with a smart crack of the whip which the driver carried in his hands.
From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
