noun
Meaning 1
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
coachwhip
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noun
Meaning 2
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake
noun
Meaning 5
desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ocotillo, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: candlewood
History
Etymology
Compound of coach + whip