Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Scoccá-re, v. n.
1. to be shot off, discharged, let fly; 2. to appear, come forth. Il giorno comincia a —, the day begins to peep; 3. to strike (as the clock); 4. to appear suddenly;v. a. 1. to shoot, discharge, let fly. — un bacio, to give a smacking kiss; 2. to tell, discover;s. m. Scoccá-tóre, f. Scoccá-tríce; adj. Scoccá-nte.
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scoccare: to clacke, to clap, to snap, to pop, to clicke, as an arrow out of a Crosse-bow.