Horsewhip
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A whip for use on horses.
"He had told his wife that he would ask Fletcher to give up the borough, and that he would make that request with a horsewhip in his hand. It was too late now to say anything of the borough, but it might not be too late for the horsewhip. He had a great desire to make good that threat as far as the horsewhip was concerned,—having an idea that he would thus lower Fletcher in his wife’s eyes."
- 2 a whip for controlling horses wordnet
- 1 To flog or lash (someone or something) with a horsewhip. transitive
"[T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]"
- 2 whip with a whip intended for horses wordnet
Example
More examples"He had told his wife that he would ask Fletcher to give up the borough, and that he would make that request with a horsewhip in his hand. It was too late now to say anything of the borough, but it might not be too late for the horsewhip. He had a great desire to make good that threat as far as the horsewhip was concerned,—having an idea that he would thus lower Fletcher in his wife’s eyes."
Etymology
From horse + whip.
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