English Explanatory Dictionary

kurbash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A whip or strap about a yard in length.
verb
  1. To beat with a kurbash.

Word forms

kurbash kurbashes courbache courbash curbash koorbash kourbash kurbashing kurbashed

Etymology

From Arabic كُرْبَاج (kurbāj), from Turkish kırbaç. Compare French cravache and German Karbatsche. Doublet of cravache.

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