sennet whip
sennet whip · sennet whips
An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches…An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.
Meaning
1 sensesAn implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.
Origin
From sennet + whip.From sennet + whip.
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Forms
plural: sennet whips| Singular | sennet whip |
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