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snakewhip

noun

Etymology

From snake + 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 snakewhip — “snake + whip”

Definitions

  1. A kind of single-tailed whip with no handle, capable of being coiled up.

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