bullwhip

American  

[bool-hwip, -wip] / ˈbʊlˌʰwɪp, -ˌwɪp /

Or bull-whip

noun

1. a rawhide whip having a short handle and a long, plaited lash.

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bullwhip British  

/ ˈbʊlˌwɪp /

noun

1. a long tapering heavy whip, esp one of plaited rawhide

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verb

1. (tr) to whip with a bullwhip

Etymology

Origin of bullwhip

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bull ¹ + whip

Example Sentences

For example, on the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” case, it features Indy with bullwhip mid-crack on the front and the Ark of the Covenant on the back.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

The hotel room in which we spoke had been dressed, presumably for video interviews, in full Indiana Jones, down to a curled-up bullwhip and the hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Fedora on head, bullwhip in hand, mind racing a mile a minute to outthink hot-on-his-heels pursuers, he’s very much the Indy of old.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

With long limbs operating like a bullwhip and an impressive vertical reach, she also served 10 cracking aces that topped out at 117 mph.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2022

Like a bullwhip, the rain lashes and lashes.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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