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sennet whip

noun

Etymology

From sennet + 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 sennet whip — “sennet + whip”

Definitions

  1. An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of…

    An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.

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