He sprang into the saddle easily as a bird, got the quirt from the horn, and gave his pony a slash with it.
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Quirt
//kwɚt//
Synonyms for "quirt" (16 found)
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Translations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- бич noun (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- سوط noun (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide)
- قرباچ noun (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide)
Russian
1 entries- арапник noun (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide)
Turkish
1 entries- kırbaç noun (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide)
Unami
1 entries- siakw noun (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
He paused a moment and flicked a sage-brush with his quirt.
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[…] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […]
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He wore a revolver down low, with ammunition belt, and carried a small quirt of some kind, and pieces of leather hanging everywhere, like a walking torture chamber: shiny shoes, low-hanging jacket, cocky hat, everything but boots.
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