horsewhip
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horsewhip
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From horse + whip.
noun horsewhips · horse whip · horse-whip
- A whip for use on horses. Hearing the rout, Dame Gill came out, With a horse whip from the door, She laid it on Jack, And poor Jill's back, Until they both did roar.
verb horsewhips · horsewhipping · horsewhipped · horse whip · horse-whip
- To flog or lash (someone or something) with a horsewhip. [T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]
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Talk about this word "horsewhip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/horsewhip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. horsewhip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/horsewhip "horsewhip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/horsewhip.
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@misc{horsewhip_2026,
title = {horsewhip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horsewhip},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
