noun
Meaning 1
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
quirt
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /kwɜːt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /kwɚt/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
verb
Meaning 2
To strike with a quirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
whip with a leather thong at the end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: whip
History
Etymology
From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бич (bič) — a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
- Russian: арапник (arapnik) — a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
- Turkish: kırbaç — a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
- Ottoman Turkish: قرباچ (kırbaç) — a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
- Ottoman Turkish: سوط (savt) — a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
- Unami: siakw — a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide