hunting whip

hunting whip
a whip with a hooked horn handle (that can be used for opening gates), a short shaft or stock and has a long leather thong with a silk or cord lash.

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  • hunting-whip — huntˈing crop or huntˈing whip noun A short whip with a crooked handle and a loop of leather at the end, used in the hunting field • • • Main Entry: ↑hunt hunting whip see ↑hunting crop above. • • • Main Entry: ↑hunt …   Useful english dictionary

  • Whip — riding cropThe word whip describes two basic types of tools:A long stick like device, usually slightly flexible, with a small bit of leather or cord, called a popper , on the end. Depending on length and flexibility, this type is often called a… …   Wikipedia

  • hunting crop — (also hunting whip) noun a short rigid riding whip with a handle at right angles to the stock and a long leather thong, used chiefly in hunting …   English new terms dictionary

  • hunting-crop — noun a hunting whip without a thong, that can be used for opening gates. Bonamy took up a bill for a hunting crop …   Wiktionary

  • whip — (v.) mid 13c., wippen flap violently, from P.Gmc. *wipp (Cf. Dan. vippe to raise with a swipe, M.Du., Du. wippen to swing, O.H.G. wipf swing, impetus ), from PIE *wib move quickly. The noun is attested from early 14c. In parliamentary use from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • whip in — Hunting act as whipper in. → whip …   English new terms dictionary

  • whip — [c]/wɪp / (say wip) verb (whipped or, Rare, whipt, whipping) –verb (t) 1. to strike with quick, repeated strokes of something slender and flexible; lash. 2. to beat with a whip or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog;… …  

  • whip — whiplike, adj. whipper, n. /hwip, wip/, v., whipped or whipt, whipping, n. v.t. 1. to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, esp. by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses. 2. to… …   Universalium

  • Whip (politics) — A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party s enforcers , who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote… …   Wikipedia

  • whip — I noun 1. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑cat o nine tails, ↑cat, ↑cowhide, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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