stockwhip
stockwhip noun: an Australian whip made of a long, tapered length of flexible, plaited leather with a stiff handle, used when mustering cattle.
Noun
stockwhip (plural stockwhips)
- An Australian whip made of a long, tapered length of flexible, plaited leather with a stiff handle, used when mustering cattle.
- […] Mrs. Pansy McLash, the keeper of the Siding House, was flogging a herd of goats from her garden. The goats surged on to the railway, intent on escaping the stockwhip whistling behind, and Mrs. McLash went after them, intent on teaching them the lesson of their lives.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VI, in Capricornia, page 80
Verb
stockwhip (third-person singular simple present stockwhips, present participle stockwhipping, simple past and past participle stockwhipped)
- To use such a whip.
- He then started to stockwhip Frencham, curling the whip six times around his body.1964, Frederick Christian Folkard, The Remarkable Australians, page 95
Forms of stockwhip
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stockwhips |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stockwhips |
| present participle | stockwhipping |
| past participle | stockwhipped |
| past | stockwhipped |
Origin of stockwhip
From stock + whip.
Questions about stockwhip
- What does stockwhip mean?
- Stockwhip means an Australian whip made of a long, tapered length of flexible, plaited leather with a stiff handle, used when mustering cattle.
- What part of speech is stockwhip?
- Stockwhip can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of stockwhip?
- The plural of stockwhip is stockwhips.
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