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horsewhip

noun

Etymology

From horse + whip.

  1. derived from *wipjaną✻ — “to move back and forth”
  2. derived from wippen — “to move quickly”
  3. derived from wippen — “to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”
  4. inherited from whippen
  5. compounded as horsewhip — “horse + whip”

Definitions

  1. A whip for use on horses.

  2. To flog or lash (someone or something) with a horsewhip.

    • [T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]
    • Of course he would be justified in horsewhipping him. But there were difficulties. A man is not horsewhipped simply because you wish to horsewhip him.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA