quirt
1
9.9
- noun
- /kwɜrt/
- Archaic
:
látigo
- The charro also carries a quirt and ropes on his saddle.
- a leather quirt
- quirt in his hand
Examples
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His arm tightened around her waist, and he shifted the quirt until its tip rested on her thigh.
Fiction book (1999) -
The charro carries a quirt to help guide his horse during herding.
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"He shifted the quirt in his hand."
Fiction book (1999) -
Elam dropped his quirt on the table.
Fiction book (2001) -
He pointed the quirt at the boy.
Fiction book (2001) -
Argument with a planter, I think he told me; the planter cut him across the cheek with a quirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
To score well, the rider must avoid faults like touching the saddle or horse's mane; he must not use his quirt and must not raise his leg more than once to hook the tail.
Academic text (1994) -
Elam dropped his quirt onto the table after the ride.
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He swung his quirt as he urged the horse to go faster.
Synonyms
13
7.2
A strip of leather for beating someone as punishment
6
6.7
A short whip used to guide a horse when a person sits on it
1
7.0
A long leather strap used to guide or urge horses
1
9.9
A tool that makes horses move when they pull a small carriage and now means something old-fashioned
A short whip riders use to guide a horse and open gates
A short stick riders use to signal and control hunting dogs during a fox hunt
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quirt probably comes from Mexican Spanish for a 'short leather whip' used by riders. So a quirt today is a small, quick whip that riders and cowboys used to give a light tap to guide a horse.