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bull⋅whip

[bool-hwip, -wip]
–noun
a rawhide whip having a short handle and a long, plaited lash.
Also, bull-whip.
Also called bull-whack [bool-hwak, -wak] .


Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; bull 1 + whip
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bull·whip   (bŏŏl'hwĭp', -wĭp')   
n.  A long, plaited rawhide whip with a knotted end.
tr.v.   bull·whipped, bull·whip·ping, bull·whips
To whip or beat with a bullwhip.
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