Percuss \Per*cuss"\ (p[~e]r*k[u^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Percussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p.
p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See
{Quash}.]
To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss
the chest in medical examination.
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Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. --Bacon.
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