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noun
A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Hindustani چابک / चाबुक (cābuk), from Classical Persian چابک (čābuk, “quick, swift; horsewhip”). Doublet of sjambok.
