horsewhip

[ hawrs-hwip, -wip ]

noun

1. a whip for controlling horses.

verb (used with object)

, horse·whipped, horse·whip·ping.

1. to beat with a horsewhip.

horsewhip

/ ˈhɔːsˌwɪp /

noun

1. a whip, usually with a long thong, used for managing horses

verb

1. tr to flog with such a whip

Derived Forms

• ˈhorseˌwhipper, noun

Other Words From

• horsewhipper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of horsewhip¹

1300–50; Middle English. See horse, whip

Example Sentences

“They also used horsewhips and pulled out fingernails,” he recalled.

From Washington Post

Duterte was regularly whipped by his mother, who reportedly once wore out a horsewhip from the frequent beatings, his brother said.

From Fox News

Then on one spring day in April 2016, Margaret did something for the first time in her riding life: She dropped her horsewhip.

From Washington Post

Hughes: I just loved the scene where I horsewhipped my sister and sent her sobbing and bleeding into the night where she got into a car and drove off a cliff.

From Fox News

If a man’s been horsewhipping himself for two years, it seemed to me like not even God would want to punish him anymore.

From Literature

Related Words

• batter
• buffet
• chastise
• knock
• pummel
• smack