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pis⋅tol-whip

  [pis-tl-hwip, -wip]
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–verb (used with object), -whipped, -whip⋅ping.
to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, esp. in the head and shoulder area.
Origin:
1940–45, Americanism
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pis·tol-whip   (pĭs'təl-hwĭp', -wĭp')
tr.v.   pis·tol-whipped, pis·tol-whip·ping, pis·tol-whips
To beat with a pistol.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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