Meaning & use
Horsewhip
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A long whip originally used for driving or controlling horses.
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The stable hand kept a horsewhip hanging by the barn door.
In the old film, the villain threatens to horsewhip the thief caught stealing cattle.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb meaning to flog someone with such a whip, a punishment common in earlier centuries.
Words with a similar meaning
cropriding whip
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To flog or beat someone with a horsewhip as punishment.
He threatened to horsewhip anyone caught trespassing on his land.
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