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horsewhips

horsewhips is the plural of horsewhip.

horsewhips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of horsewhip.

Meaning of horsewhip

Noun

horsewhip (plural horsewhips)

  1. A whip for use on horses.
    • Hearing the rout,
      Dame Gill came out,
      With a horse whip from the door,
      She laid it on Jack,
      And poor Jill's back,
      Until they both did roar.1810, Jack and Jill, and old Dame Gill, York: J. Kendrew, page 14

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Questions about horsewhips

What is horsewhips the plural of?
Horsewhips is the plural of horsewhip.

Words near horsewhips in the dictionary

  1. horsewhipped
  2. horsewhipper
  3. horsewhippers
  4. horsewhipping
  5. horsewhippings
  6. horsewhips
  7. horsewoman
  8. horsewomanship
  9. horsewomen
  10. horsewood
  11. horsewoods

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