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sennet whips

sennet whips is the plural of sennet whip.

Meaning of sennet whip

Noun

sennet whip (plural sennet whips)

  1. An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.
    Synonyms:
    bimmy, teazer, togey

Questions about sennet whips

What is sennet whips the plural of?
Sennet whips is the plural of sennet whip.

Words near sennet whips in the dictionary

  1. Senner
  2. Senners
  3. Sennes
  4. sennet
  5. sennet whip
  6. sennet whips
  7. sennets
  8. Sennett
  9. Sennett's hooded oriole
  10. Sennett's oriole
  11. Sennett's orioles

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