bullwhip

bullwhip
/bool"hwip', -wip'/, n.
a rawhide whip having a short handle and a long, plaited lash.
Also, bull-whip. Also called bull-whack /bool"hwak', -wak'/.
[1850-55, Amer.; BULL1 + WHIP]

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