buggy whip

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Noun1.buggy whip - a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggybuggy whip - a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded"
horsewhip - a whip for controlling horses
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