English Explanatory Dictionary

sennet whip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

sennet whip sennet whips

Etymology

From sennet + whip.

Synonyms

bimmy teazer togey
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