Noah Webster
Thump
THUMP, noun A heavy blow given with any thing that is thick, as with a club or the fist, or with a heavy hammer, or with the britch of a gun.
The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock.
THUMP, verb transitive To strike or beat with something thick or heavy.
THUMP, verb intransitive To strike or fall on with a heavy blow.
A watchman at night thumps with his pole.