horsewhip
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈhɔrsˌwɪp/
:
fusta
- [ Horsewhip Snapping ] -
Examples
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Horsewhip?
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Once he catches his man, that's when the horsewhip comes out... and he's not shy about using it, either!
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Using space and time as its horsewhip.
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"Mr. Connors himself took the horsewhip to me one time.
Fiction book (1997) -
Let me tell you something: you're gonna deliver those papers if I have to walk behind you with a horsewhip every step of the way.
Fiction book (1993) -
- Horsewhip!
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Is the Sphere for Man," while both actors snapped horsewhips over the heads of the audience.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lordy, mister, you're lucky he ain't had his field boss horsewhip you.
Fiction book (1997) -
Baba Wee's Indian driver swore at the startled coolie and raised his horsewhip in a threatening gesture.
Fiction book (2000) -
The farmer skillfully used the horsewhip to guide the horses back to the stable.
Synonyms
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8.5
A short whip used by riders
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6.7
A short whip used to guide a horse when a person sits on it
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7.2
A long flexible whip used to move cattle
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9.9
A tool that makes horses move when they pull a small carriage and now means something old-fashioned
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9.9
A short leather whip for guiding horses
A short stick riders use to signal and control hunting dogs during a fox hunt
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horsewhip is made of the two simple words horse and whip, so it literally means a 'whip' for a horse. That's why a horsewhip is the long leather whip riders or drivers use to guide or urge horses.