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quirt

noun
/kwɜːt/UK/kwɚt/US

Etymology

From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”).

  1. borrowed from cuarta
  2. borrowed from cuerda

Definitions

  1. A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

    • He sprang into the saddle easily as a bird, got the quirt from the horn, and gave his pony a slash with it.
    • He paused a moment and flicked a sage-brush with his quirt.
    • […] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […]

  2. To strike with a quirt.

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