QUIRT

quirt

(noun) whip with a leather thong at the end

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quirt (plural quirts)

A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

Verb

quirt (third-person singular simple present quirts, present participle quirting, simple past and past participle quirted)

To strike with a quirt.

Synonyms

• (to whip or scourge): whip

Source: Wiktionary


Quirt, n.

Definition: A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide T. Roosevelt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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