a long, heavy whip, formerly used by cattle drivers and teamsters
Origin of bullwhip
bull- + whiptransitive verb
-·whipped·, -·whip·ping to whip with a bullwhip
bullwhip
bull·whip bullwhip
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bullwhip
noun
A long, braided rawhide whip with a knotted end.
transitive verb
bull·whipped, bull·whip·ping, bull·whipsTo whip or beat with a bullwhip.
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Noun
(plural bullwhips)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present bullwhips, present participle bullwhipping, simple past and past participle bullwhipped)
- to beat with a bullwhip
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