Horsewhip [hawrs-hwip, -wip]  

Horsewhip

  [hawrs-hwip, -wip]
A horsewhip or horse whip is

  1. a (riding) crop
  2. a whip
  3. a quirt
  4. a tool used as an artificial riding aid
  5. in zoology, the English name for a snake species Oxybelis aeneus

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