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HORSEWHIPPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of whipping with a horsewhip
Example:
that villain needs a good horsewhipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("horsewhipping" is a kind of...):
flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
Derivation:
horsewhip (whip with a whip intended for horses)
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