hunting crop
- noun
:
látigo de caza
- During the hunt, he often flicked his hunting crop to signal his dogs to follow the scent.
Examples
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The experienced rider skillfully wielded the hunting crop to guide his horse through the dense forest.
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Your girlish laughter hit me like the lash of a hunting crop.
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As the riders approached the gate, the cowboy used his hunting crop to open it with ease.
Synonyms
24
8.5
A short whip used by riders
6
6.7
A short whip used to guide a horse when a person sits on it
1
9.9
A short leather whip for guiding horses
A short stick riders use to signal and control hunting dogs during a fox hunt
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a short whip used in hunting' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hunting' (relating to pursuit of animals) + 'crop' (a short whip). This noun+noun type-of relation is a common, transparent compounding pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer.
Etymology
Hunting crop comes from a simple riding picture: hunters on horseback carried a short stick called a crop to tap their horse and to push open gates without getting off the horse. So, hunting crop means 'a short whip used on horseback' that helps guide the horse and open gates.