bullwhip

noun

bull·​whip ˈbu̇l-ˌ(h)wip How to pronounce bullwhip (audio)
 also  ˈbəl-
: a rawhide whip with a very long plaited lash

Examples of bullwhip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On a coat hook by the door hangs a fedora, a bullwhip and a leather messenger bag. Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024 Knight, who once brought a bullwhip to practice and took a gentle swipe in the direction of Calbert Cheaney, a Black player. The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024 Its rings of pickled bullwhip kelp provide crunch on salmon burgers or chopped up and folded into tuna salad, and the bullwhip hot sauce combines the brininess of seaweed with the spice of piri piri. Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 2 June 2022 Hollywood is a place of business, not charity, and the marketplace speaks clearly: people want their scientists with bullwhips, not pipettes. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2010 See all Example Sentences for bullwhip 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bullwhip was in 1852

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“Bullwhip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullwhip. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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