HORSEWHIPPING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of whipping with a horsewhip

Example:

that villain needs a good horsewhipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("horsewhipping" is a kind of...):

flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

Derivation:

horsewhip (whip with a whip intended for horses)

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