Bible Dictionaries
Percuss

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination.

(2):

(v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Percuss'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/percuss.html. 1828.