v. To flog or lash somebody savagely with a horsewhip.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A whip for horses.
v. To flog or chastise with a horsewhip.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A whip for driving or controlling horses.
To chastise with a horsewhip.
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v. whip with a whip intended for horses
n. a whip for controlling horses
Word Usage
"In the 1930s, when Fry was around 9 or 10, he said his father dragged him to the barn and started beating him with a horsewhip for no apparent reason."