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quirt
[ kwurt ]
noun
- a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
verb (used with object)
- to strike with a quirt.
quirt
/ °ì·Éɜ˳٠/
noun
- a whip with a leather thong at one end
verb
- to strike with a quirt
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of quirt1
C19: from Spanish cuerda cord
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These barrel-shaped filter feeders have a protective rod running the length of their nerve cord while young, making them and other sea quirts our closest relatives among invertebrates.
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He slapped his quirt on his leg and we all ran.
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“Glenda said I ought to do this full-time,†he said, gesturing to several quirts drying on a rack by the door.
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Horace rested his elbow on his saddle horn and stirred a fly from his horse’s shoulder with his rawhide quirt.
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The last ball quirts off Smith’s bum/pad and runs away to fine leg for four leg-byes.
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