Blows on the hand from a knotted or twisted handkerchief, especially given as a punishment to the loser of certain card games.
The chief amusement or game in use in the midshipmen's berth, was ‘able whackets’, a pastime in which cards, blasphemy, and hard knocks were agreeably mingled.
by Delbosco October 14, 2021
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