horsewhip

• Fouet utilisé pour diriger ou exciter les chevaux.

A whip used for controlling or driving horses.

1. Whip for horsesB1formal

   A whip specifically designed for controlling or guiding horses.

   Fouet pour chevaux

   • The rider cracked the horsewhip to urge the horse forward.
   • He kept a horsewhip hanging by the stable door.
   • A leather horsewhip lay on the carriage seat.
   • She snapped the horsewhip in the air as a signal.

   Synonymescropquirtriding crop

• Verbe signifiant frapper ou battre avec un fouet pour chevaux, souvent utilisé comme forme de punition ou pour faire avancer un cheval.

A verb meaning to strike or beat with a horsewhip, often used as a form of punishment or to urge a horse forward.

1. Whip with a horsewhipC1formal

   To strike or beat someone or something with a whip designed for horses, often as a punishment.

   fouetter avec un fouet de cavalier

   • The cruel master would horsewhip the stable boy for any mistake.
   • In the past, criminals were sometimes horsewhipped as a public punishment.
   • He threatened to horsewhip the thief if he was caught again.

   Synonymesfloglashscourgeswitchthrashwhip