riding crop
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈraɪdɪŋ krɒp/
:
fusta
- During the competition, he used a riding crop to guide his horse around the course.
- leather riding crop
Examples
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Without replying, Temple handed Phoebe her riding crop and began stripping off her gloves.
Fiction book (1994) -
You stole my best riding crop.
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Your riding crop, Mistress Bowen.
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Finally, the Lord, outraged to have been ignored this way by an obvious servant, dismounts, approaches the smith, and taps the man on the shoulder with his riding crop.
Blog text (29) -
The rider confidently wielded her riding crop as she approached the jump.
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She adjusted her grip on the riding crop to better control her horse's movements.
Synonyms
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8.5
A short whip used by riders
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7.0
A long leather strap used to guide or urge horses
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9.9
A short leather whip for guiding horses
A short whip riders use to guide a horse and open gates
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'riding' (horse riding) + 'crop' (a short whip): together they denote a short whip used for riding horses. This is a regular compounding pattern with no idiomatic shift, and similar terms exist cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand it.
Etymology
Riding crop comes from its use: riding (on a horse) and crop (a short whip). Riders use this short stick with a thin leather end to touch the horse and 'encourage' or 'guide' it, so the name tells exactly what it is.