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quirt definition

☆ quirt (kwʉrt)

noun

a riding whip with a braided leather lash and a short handle

Etymology: AmSp cuarta, quirt, long whip < Sp cuerda, rope < L chorda: see cord

transitive verb

to strike with a quirt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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