Literary notes about wallop (AI summary)
In literary texts, the word wallop is remarkably versatile—sometimes evoking the force of a physical strike and at other times serving as vibrant slang for beating or overwhelming an opponent. In narratives ranging from medieval tales to modern war stories, authors employ wallop as a term for a resounding blow or a vigorous attack (e.g., [1], [2], [3], [4]). At the same time, it appears in playful, colloquial expressions and even in poetic definitions, where it may describe the impact of an emotion or the rhythmic energy of movement (as seen in [5], [6], [7]). Additionally, wallop occasionally functions as a name or a geographical reference, further underscoring its rich adaptability in different contexts (for instance, [8], [9], [10]).
- Then he rode a wallop till he had a sight of the two pavilions, and the two knights fighting.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - Then they began to wallop and met with their enemies, there were men slain and overthrown on every side.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - "If you don't mind what I tell you, I'll wallop you on the spot."
— from Try Again; Or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks by Oliver Optic - They 've held 'im!" He began to blithely roar at his staff: "We 'll wallop 'im now.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane - Wallop, to kick; to dangle; to gallop; to dance.
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns - And out of this re-writing there rises into view the "heart wallop" which first attracted you.
— from Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page - Think, when your castigated pulse Gies now and then a wallop!
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns - Two Whig barristers of great note, Pollexfen and Wallop, appeared for the defendant.
— from Atrocious Judges : Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of Tyrants and Instruments of Oppression by Campbell, John Campbell, Baron - —Moody, in his Sketches of Hampshire , states that there is a brass of an Abbess , 1434, Lady Gore by name, in the church of Nether Wallop.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852
A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various - Although the Wallop valley is fairly well populated, the older people are as unsophisticated as any in southern England.
— from Wanderings in WessexAn Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Edric Holmes