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chabuks

chabuks is the plural of chabuk.

Meaning of chabuk

Noun

chabuk (plural chabuks)

  1. (historical) A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East.
    • Shut your mouths and get back to work or I'll whip you with my own chabuk.2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 98

Questions about chabuks

What is chabuks the plural of?
Chabuks is the plural of chabuk.

Words near chabuks in the dictionary

  1. chabournéite
  2. chabrette
  3. chabrettes
  4. chabudai
  5. chabuk
  6. chabuks
  7. Chabungbam
  8. chabutra
  9. chabutras
  10. chac mool
  11. chac mools

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