Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BOUNCE, n.

1. A heavy blow, thrust or thump with a large solid body. The bounce burst open the door. – Dryden.
2. A loud heavy sound, as by an explosion. – Shak. Gay.
3. A boast; a threat; in low language. – Johnson.
4. A fish; a species of Squalus or shark. – Encyc.