Quirt Definition

kwûrt
noun
A riding whip with a braided leather lash and a short handle.
Webster's New World
verb
To strike with a quirt.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Quirt

Noun

Singular:
quirt
Plural:
quirts

Origin of Quirt

  • Probably from American Spanish cuarta whip ultimately from Latin quārta fourth quart

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish cuerda (“cord"), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip").

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

Words Ending With

TRTIRT

Unscrambles

quirt

Words Starting With Q and Ending With T

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