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riding crop

riding crop noun: a horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount.

riding crop: a horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount
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Noun

riding crop (plural riding crops)

  1. A horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount.

Forms of riding crop

pluralriding crops

Origin of riding crop

From riding' + 'crop *In the 1500s, a crop (or croppe) came to mean the "top" of something with a handle. By the 1800s, it came to mean the handled object itself; for instance, in equestrianism, it would mean a whip. It came to mean a short horsewhip that could, traditionally, in British foxhunting, also open doors without dismounting by the 1860s.

Questions about riding crop

What does riding crop mean?
Riding crop means a horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount.
What part of speech is riding crop?
Riding crop is a noun.
What is the plural of riding crop?
The plural of riding crop is riding crops.

Words near riding crop in the dictionary

  1. riding chaps
  2. riding coat
  3. riding coats
  4. riding committee
  5. riding committees
  6. riding crop
  7. riding crops
  8. riding dirty
  9. riding down
  10. riding down on
  11. riding dress

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