Definitions for quirtkwɜrt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quirtkwɜrt(n.)
a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
(v.t.)to strike with a quirt.
Origin of quirt:
1835–45, Amer.; perh. < Sp cuerdacord
Princeton's WordNet
quirt(noun)
whip with a leather thong at the end
Wiktionary
quirt(Noun)
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
quirt(Verb)
To strike with a quirt.
Origin: From Spanish cuerda ‘cord’, or Mexican Spanish cuarta ‘whip’.
Webster Dictionary
Quirt(noun)
a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
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