kurbash

kur·bash

[koor-bash]
noun
1.
a whip with leather thongs, formerly used in Turkey, Egypt, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to whip with a kurbash.
Also, kourbash.


Origin:
1805–15; < Arabic kurbājTurkish kιrbaç whip

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