horsewhip
verb
horse·whip
ˈhȯrs-ˌ(h)wip 
horsewhipped; horsewhipping; horsewhips
: to flog with or as if with a whip made to be used on a horse
horsewhipper
noun
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Examples of horsewhip in a Sentence
He thinks that any government official who steals public money should be horsewhipped.
the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders
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The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.
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Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Apr. 2020
In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
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Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Apr. 2020
In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
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“Horsewhip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horsewhip. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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horsewhip
verb
horse·whip
ˈhȯr-ˌswip
ˈhȯrs-ˌhwip
: to beat with or as if with a whip made to be used on a horse
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