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horsewhipped

horsewhipped is the simple past and past participle of horsewhip.

Meaning of horsewhip

Verb

horsewhip (third-person singular simple present horsewhips, present participle horsewhipping, simple past and past participle horsewhipped)

  1. (transitive) To flog or lash (someone or something) with a horsewhip.
    • [T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], chapter VII, in Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and...

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Questions about horsewhipped

What is horsewhipped the simple past and past participle of?
Horsewhipped is the simple past and past participle of horsewhip.

Words near horsewhipped in the dictionary

  1. horseweed
  2. horseweeds
  3. horsewheel
  4. horsewheels
  5. horsewhip
  6. horsewhipped
  7. horsewhipper
  8. horsewhippers
  9. horsewhipping
  10. horsewhippings
  11. horsewhips

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