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thack

thack

9.9
A roof made of straw or reeds that keeps a house dry
  • noun
  • /θæk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : techo de paja
  • Moss grew thickly on the thack, blending the house into the surrounding countryside.

Examples

  • After the storm, the villagers worked together to repair the damaged thack on the community hall.

  • The old cottage had a beautiful thack.

  • The old cottage still had its original thack, giving it a charming, rustic appearance.

  • They decided to replace the thack on their house.

  • The old cottage had a charming thack that blended perfectly with the rural landscape.

  • During the renovation, they decided to replace the crumbling old thack with new thatching material.

  • The village's traditional homes are distinguished by their distinctive, golden-colored thack roofs.

Synonyms

thatched roof
vsthack
4 4.6

A roof made of dried plants like straw or reeds used on old houses

is the same meaning but is an alternative name for it
thatch
vsthack
2 6.5

Dry straw or reeds used to cover roofs

is the finished roof made from the material rather than the raw stalks
thatching
vsthack
1 3.7

A material people use to make a roof from straw or reeds

is the completed roof rather than the making process or the raw material

Surface Forms

thack singular
thacks plural

Etymology

Thack comes from an old English word thæc meaning 'roof' and shares the same root as the familiar word thatch. So a thack is a roof made of straw or reeds, which explains its modern meaning.