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Definitions for quirtkwɜrt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quirtkwɜrt(n.)

  1. a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.

  2. (v.t.)to strike with a quirt.

Origin of quirt:

1835–45, Amer.; perh. < Sp cuerdacord

Princeton's WordNet

  1. quirt(noun)

    whip with a leather thong at the end

Wiktionary

  1. quirt(Noun)

    A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

  2. quirt(Verb)

    To strike with a quirt.

    3. Origin: From Spanish cuerda ‘cord’, or Mexican Spanish cuarta ‘whip’.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quirt(noun)

    a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide

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