Horsewhip

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a whip for controlling horses wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To flog or lash (someone or something) with a horsewhip. transitive

    "[T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]"

  2. 2
    whip with a whip intended for horses wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From horse + whip.

Etymology 2

From horse + whip.

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