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| bullwhip |
a long rawhide whip with a plaited lash and a knotted end. [1/2 definitions] |
| horsewhip |
to lash or flog with or as if with a horsewhip. [1/2 definitions] |
| knout |
to lash using a knout. [1/2 definitions] |
| lashing1 |
a whipping, flogging, or other beating with or as if with a lash. [1/3 definitions] |
| stripe2 |
a stroke or lash made with a whip or similar object, usu. inflicted as punishment. |
| whip |
to strike or beat with quick, repeated strokes with a long slender strap, rod, or the like; lash. [3/13 definitions] |
| whiplash |
the long, thin, flexible part of a whip; lash. [1/2 definitions] |
| whipping |
cord or twine used to lash or bind. [1/3 definitions] |
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