Horse-whip
[hawrs-hwip, -wip] /ˈhɔrsˌʰwɪp, -ˌwɪp/
noun
1.
a whip for controlling horses.
verb (used with object), horsewhipped, horsewhipping.
2.
to beat with a horsewhip.
/ˈhɔːsˌwɪp/
noun
1.
a whip, usually with a long thong, used for managing horses
verb -whips, -whipping, -whipped
2.
(transitive) to flog with such a whip
n.
1690s, from horse (n.) + whip (n.). As a verb from 1768. Related: Horserwhipped; horsewhipping.
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