colaphicadj.
/kəʊˈlafɪk/ Of or pertaining to a blow or buffet.Apparently an isolated use.
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1837 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 42 234 To administer some slight colaphic castigations to the ear of the culprit.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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