stock whip
Britishnoun
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The duke and duchess were also shown a display of whip cracking on horseback and inspected some bush artefacts during their visit, while the prince was presented with a stock whip.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2012
Master, this time, of the Australian stock whip, with which he flicks the ash from a cigaret, disarms a swordsman, climbs a balcony, tears a marriage license in two, Douglas Fairbanks is himself again.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unarmed but for a stock whip, she flew at the kings of the jungle and lashed them into retreat.
From Time Magazine Archive
He went for a stock whip, and quickly gave the combatants to understand he was acting as referee and that he had called time.
From Settling Day by Nat Gould
Etheldene struck her horse lightly across the crest with the handle of her stock whip, and next minute both horses were galloping as if for dear life.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables
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