#whip  an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
  supertype:  instrument  a device that requires skill for proper use
  part:  crop.handle  lash  stock.handle
  subtype:  cat-o'-nine-tails__cat  a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat"
  subtype:  cowhide  a heavy flexible whip made of braided cowhide
  subtype:  horsewhip  a whip for controlling horses
     subtype:  buggy_whip__buggywhip  a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded"
  subtype:  knout  a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
  subtype:  quirt  whip with a leather thong at the end
  subtype:  riding_crop__hunting_crop__huntingcrop  a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates
  subtype:  scourge__flagellum  a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
  subtype:  strap.whip  whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
     subtype:  tawse  (Scot) a leather strap for punishing children

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