chabouk
or cha·buk
[ chah-book ]
noun
(in Asia, especially the East) a horsewhip, formerly often used for inflicting corporal punishment.
Origin of chabouk
11805–15; <Urdu chābuk<Persian
Words Nearby chabouk
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How to use chabouk in a sentence
Of a sudden we were hailed several times from a large ship close at hand, with the words chabouk!
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