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horsewhipping

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horse·whip  (hôrshwp, -wp)
n.
A whip used to control a horse.
tr.v. horse·whipped, horse·whip·ping, horse·whips
To beat with or as if with a horsewhip.
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Noun1.horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
flogging, lashing, whipping, flagellation, tanning - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment


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It passed as a mere eccentricity when they heard of her stout drinking, her cigarette smoking, her occasional whiffs at a long clay pipe, her horsewhipping of a drunken servant, and her companionship with the snake Eliza, whom she was in the habit of bearing about in her pocket.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
He behaved well enough to Tulliver before; but a horsewhipping is not likely to be paid for with sugar-plums.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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