Definition of whip

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Whip (v. t.) An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod..

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Whip :: Whip (v. t.) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.
Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..
Whiffletree :: Whiffletree (n.) Same as Whippletree.
Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..
Whipper :: Whipper (n.) One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping..
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The cornel tree.
Yarwhip :: Yarwhip (n.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies..
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Smack :: Smack (v. t.) To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip..
Untrusser :: Untrusser (n.) One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper.
Lash :: Lash (v. i.) To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
Yew :: Yew (a.) Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock..
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech..
Yerk :: Yerk (v. t.) To strike or lash with a whip.
Cut :: Cut (v. i.) To make a stroke with a whip.
Flagelliform :: Flagelliform (a.) Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering..
Whipstick :: Whipstick (n.) Whip handle; whipstock.
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