horsewhip
a whip for controlling horses.
to beat with a horsewhip.
Origin of horsewhip
1Other words from horsewhip
- horsewhipper, noun
Words Nearby horsewhip
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How to use horsewhip in a sentence
I could not help at the meeting threatening to horsewhip J. Price for the falsehoods that he with the others had reported.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickSeizing him by the collar, and threatening him with the horsewhip.
Two Men of Sandy Bar | Bret HarteThe horsewhip and revolver were as necessary to its conduct as the pen and inkpot.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyI only wonder he did not horsewhip Philip round the quadrangle.
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. YongeI am told she lifted her horsewhip on a gentleman once, and then put her horse at him and rode him down.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for horsewhip
/ (ˈhɔːsˌwɪp) /
a whip, usually with a long thong, used for managing horses
(tr) to flog with such a whip
Derived forms of horsewhip
- horsewhipper, noun
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