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coachwhip
[ kohch-hwip, -wip ]
noun
- a whip, usually having a long lash, used in driving a coach horse.
- Also called coachwhip snake. a long, slender snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the southern United States and Mexico, having a thin tail resembling a braided whip.
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Origin of coachwhip1
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Example Sentences
Nobody spares a rattlesnake, however much they might wish to let an innocent coachwhip or a common gartersnake get away.
From Project Gutenberg
That interesting bird—the Coachwhip Bird—is far more often heard than seen.
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