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Whip

/wɪp/

A flexible tool used to hit or control animals, often consisting of a handle and a long, thin strip of material.

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Day after day Hal whipped the poor dogs.

Four soldiers herded them, cursing and lashing them with whips.

But the whip fell and fell without pity.

Derived from the Middle English word wippen, appearing around the 13th century, originating from the Old English hwippian.

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