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chabouk

American  
[chah-book] / ˈtʃɑ bʊk /
Or chabuk

noun

  1. (in Asia, especially the East) a horsewhip, formerly often used for inflicting corporal punishment.

Etymology

Origin of chabouk

1805–15; < Urdu chābuk < Persian

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