chabouk

or cha·buk

[ chah-book ]

noun

1. (in Asia, especially the East) a horsewhip, formerly often used for inflicting corporal punishment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chabouk¹

1805–15; < Urdu chābuk < Persian

Example Sentences

Chabouk, tsch�′bōōk, n. a Persian horsewhip.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a Persian word, spelt chabouk by Moore, in Lalla Rookh.

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Remember, effendi, if Yusuf come we go way chabouk.

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