- Horsewhip
A horsewhip or horse whip is
# a (riding) crop
# awhip
# aquirt
# a tool used as an artificial riding aid
# in zoology, the English name for a snake speciesOxybelis aeneus
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Horsewhip — Horse whip , v. t. To flog or chastise with a horsewhip. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horsewhip — [hôrs′hwip΄] n. a whip for driving or managing horses vt. horsewhipped, horsewhipping to lash with a horsewhip … English World dictionary
Horsewhip — Horse whip , n. A whip for horses. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horsewhip — ► NOUN ▪ a long whip used for driving and controlling horses. ► VERB (horsewhipped, horsewhipping) ▪ beat with such a whip … English terms dictionary
horsewhip — horse|whip1 [ hɔrs,wıp, hɔrs,hwıp ] noun count a long whip used for controlling a horse horsewhip horse|whip 2 [ hɔrs,wıp, hɔrs,hwıp ] verb transitive to hit someone with a horsewhip … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
horsewhip — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)s(h)wɪp[/t]] horsewhips, horsewhipping, horsewhipped also horse whip 1) N COUNT A horsewhip is a long, thin piece of leather on the end of a short, stiff handle. It is used to train and control horses. 2) VERB If someone horsewhips an… … English dictionary
horsewhip — UK [ˈhɔː(r)sˌwɪp] / US [ˈhɔrsˌwɪp] / US [ˈhɔrsˌhwɪp] verb [transitive] Word forms horsewhip : present tense I/you/we/they horsewhip he/she/it horsewhips present participle horsewhipping past tense horsewhipped past participle horsewhipped to hit… … English dictionary
horsewhip — horsewhipper, n. /hawrs hwip , wip /, n., v., horsewhipped, horsewhipping. n. 1. a whip for controlling horses. v.t. 2. to beat with a horsewhip. [1300 50; ME. See HORSE, WHIP] * * * … Universalium
horsewhip — 1. noun A whip used on horses. 2. verb To flog or lash somebody savagely with a horsewhip … Wiktionary
horsewhip — n. whip used on horses v. whip, beat with a horsewhip … English contemporary dictionary
