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whipmanship

whipmanship noun: the skill or art of using a whip.

Noun

whipmanship (uncountable)

  1. The skill or art of using a whip.
    • It is absurd in any sojourner at the Cape priding himself upon his whipmanship, for every countryman can fan along six or eight horses with as much nicety as a mail-coachman his favourite team: […]1843, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register, page 168

Origin of whipmanship

From whipman + -ship.

Questions about whipmanship

What does whipmanship mean?
Whipmanship means the skill or art of using a whip.
What part of speech is whipmanship?
Whipmanship is a noun.

Words near whipmanship in the dictionary

  1. whiplines
  2. whipmaker
  3. whipmakers
  4. whipmaking
  5. whipman
  6. whipmanship
  7. whipmaster
  8. whipmasters
  9. whipmen
  10. whipnose
  11. whipnoses

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