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Word entry · 5 letters

quirt

Best crossword clue

"Short riding whip"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /kwɜːt/Part of speech nounSorted iqrtuStarts with QEnds with T1 clues
1Q2U3I4R5T

Definitions

  1. whip with a leather thong at the end

Word origin

From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”).

Used in a sentence

  • He sprang into the saddle easily as a bird, got the quirt from the horn, and gave his pony a slash with it.
  • He paused a moment and flicked a sage-brush with his quirt.
  • […] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […]

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