quirt (redirected from quirting)

quirt  (kwûrt)

n.

A riding whip with a short handle and a lash of braided rawhide.

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[Probably from American Spanish cuarta, whip, ultimately from Latin qurta, fourth; see quart.]

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Noun

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quirt - whip with a leather thong at the end whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping