whips
/ (wɪps) /
(often foll by of) Australian informal a large quantity: I've got whips of cash at the moment
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How to use whips in a sentence
Sticks and stones may break my bones / but chains and whips excite me.
Inside a box I could see a pile of whips, chains, ball gags, and hoods.
Crucially, however, government whips have begun to ask Conservative MPs how they would vote on two separate questions.
Britain Is Preparing for Military Strikes Against ISIS | Nico Hines | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNor is it where the gunman then viciously pistol whips his victim repeatedly for having the temerity not to die.
Bronx Gunman Shot His Friend, Didn’t Spill His Drink | Michael Daly | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe whips out his Blackberry, recording a video selfie against the neighborhood backdrop.
When what does my gentleman do but whips out an 'oss pistil as long as my harm, and shoots my left 'and neighbor dead!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousSometimes the drivers lash at him with their long whips but he is too quick for them and scampers out of their reach.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonThe finest of these are lacquered with silver and gold, while the harnesses and whips are made of real silver and gold.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianWe assumed the character of cattle-buyers, Mr. Pollard furnishing us with cattle-whips to make the assumption plausible.
Those reluctant to fight were driven into the arena with whips or hot iron bars.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
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