coachwhip

[ kohch-hwip, -wip ]

noun

a whip, usually having a long lash, used in driving a coach horse.
Also called coachwhip snake . a long, slender snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, having a thin tail resembling a braided whip.

Origin of coachwhip

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First recorded in 1730–40; coach + whip

Words Nearby coachwhip

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How to use coachwhip in a sentence

Nobody spares a rattlesnake, however much they might wish to let an innocent coachwhip or a common gartersnake get away.
The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island | Lawrence J. Leslie
That interesting bird—the coachwhip Bird—is far more often heard than seen.
An Australian Bird Book | John Albert Leach

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