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bullwhip definition

☆ bull·whip (bo̵ol′hwip′, -wip′)

noun

a long, heavy whip, formerly used by cattle drivers and teamsters

Etymology: bull- + whip

transitive verb bullwhipped -·whipped′, bullwhipping -·whip′·ping

to whip with a bullwhip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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