Definition
A game or sport involving hitting or striking, possibly referring to an old street game or competitive activity.
Etymology
Origin obscure; possibly from 'able' + 'whack' (to strike) + '-et' (diminutive). May be a now-obsolete or highly regional term for a specific game, documented only in limited historical sources.
Kelly Says
This word is SO obscure that even historical dictionaries aren't sure what it is—it appears in some 18th-19th century glossaries but vanishes without explanation, leaving us guessing whether it was a regional game, a prank, or just bad handwriting in old manuscripts!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም ችግር
ba-tam chi-ger
ARالعربية
أكثر كفاءة
akthar kafa'ah
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে দক্ষ
so-bo-che-ye daksh
CACatalà
més capaços
mes ka-pa-ços
CSČeština
nejzdatnější
nej-z-da-t-ni-j-i
DADansk
de dygtigste
de di-g-tis-te
DEDeutsch
die fähigsten
diː fae-hi-gs-ten
ELΕλληνικά
ο πιο ικανός
o pío ikanos
ESEspañol
los más capaces
los mas ka-pas
FAفارسی
مبتکرترین
mo-bet-kar-trin
FISuomi
osaisimmat
o-sa-i-sim-mat
FRFrançais
les plus capables
le plu ka-pabl
GUGU
સૌથી ક્ષમતા
sau-thi ksh-ma-ta
HAHA
mafi aiki
ma-fi a-ki
HEעברית
ה capable
ha ka-pa-ble
HIहिन्दी
सबसे योग्य लोग
sabse yogya log
HUMagyar
legalkabb
leg-al-kobb
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang paling mampu
orang pa-ling mam-pu
ITItaliano
i più abili
i pì u-bi-li
JA日本語
最も能力の高い
Mottomo nōryoku no takai
KKKK
ең дауыспаз
eŋ da-uys-paz
KO한국어
가장 능숙한 사람들
gajang neung-suk-han sa-ram-deul
MRMR
सर्वात हुशार
sarvaat hu-shaar
MSBahasa Melayu
paling cekap
pa-ling cek-ap
MYမြန်မာ
အကောင်းဆုံး
a-ka-ng-sa-n-ba
NLNederlands
de meest begaafden
de meest be-gaaf-den
NONorsk
de dyktigste
de di-k-tis-te
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ 능숙
sabh ton ne-ng-suk
PLPolski
najzdolniejsze
na-zdol-no-vsh-chi
PTPortuguês
os mais capazes
os mai-s ka-pa-zes
RORomână
cei mai abili
cei mai a-bi-li
RUРусский
самые способные
samye sposobennye
SVSvenska
mest begaftade
mest be-ga-ftade
SWKiswahili
mzuri zaidi
m-zu-ri za-i-re
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த திறன்
si-rnt-tha-iran
TEతెలుగు
అత్యంత కుశల
atyant kusala
THไทย
คนที่สามารถมากที่สุด
kon-thi sam-a-rat mak-thi-sat
TLTL
pinaka-maliksi
pi-na-ka-ma-li-ksi
TRTürkçe
en yetenekliler
en ye-te-ne-kli-ler
UKУкраїнська
найздатніші
naj-zdat-ni-shi
URاردو
سب سے زیادہ قابل
sab se ziyada kaabil
VITiếng Việt
những người thành thạo nhất
nhu-ững người thành thốân nhất
ZH中文
最具能力的人
zuì jù néng lì de rén