The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
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The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of…
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To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…
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To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
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To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
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A knot; a fastening.
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A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwar…
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An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger th…
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The hide of a cow.
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To whip; to scourge; to flog.
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To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines…
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A whip for horses.
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The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
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A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.
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A small, flexible twig or rod.
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To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.
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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
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To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
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To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
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That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
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That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
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To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.
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To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.
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The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
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That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.
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The eyelid.
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To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.
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See Cilia.
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The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in the pl.
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To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.
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Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
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To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.
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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
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A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.
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To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
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That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
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To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.
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The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
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To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
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To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
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