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

The book’s protagonist, Javari Harris, is a 12-year-old boy and New York Mets fan who leaves his close-knit family in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to travel, via bus, to a small town in rural West Virginia called Horsewhip Hollow.

From New York Times

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

That dropped horsewhip, they soon knew, was an early sign of the brain tumors that would end her life a year later.

From Washington Post

"Before I returned from picking handcuffs from my car, they had grabbed a friend who was with me... and beaten him up with a horsewhip."

From BBC

Related Words

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