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Sacking vs Smacking - What's the difference?

sacking | smacking |

As nouns the difference between sacking and smacking

is that sacking is (uncountable) cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks) while smacking is a series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.

As verbs the difference between sacking and smacking

is that sacking is while smacking is .

sacking

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
    • The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.
  • (countable) Firing or termination of an employee.
    • He followed his sacking with a good drunk.

    Verb

    (head)

    • smacking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
    • children who received regular smackings