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Definition of Bullwhip
1. Noun. A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock. ¹
2. Verb. To beat with a bullwhip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bullwhip
1. to strike with a long whip [v -WHIPPED, -WHIPPING, -WHIPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bullwhip
Literary usage of Bullwhip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prairie Schooner by William Francis Hooker (1918)
"Differing from a cowboy's or herder's whip, the bullwhip lash was attached to a
stalk of ... The number of strands in a bullwhip were also graduated. ..."
2. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2005)
"WalMart, a mass retailer with a large network of stores, has minimized the bullwhip
effect in its supply chain by sending ..."
3. Pa-ha-sa-pah, Or, The Black Hills of South Dakota: A Complete History of the by Peter Rosen (1895)
"The driver sat upon the back of a mule near the rear and cracked his bullwhip.
The grade was heavy, and the train of overladen trucks moved very slow. ..."
4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"His dark eyes flashed at the scene as he strode through the stream, a bullwhip
in one hand. "What in time's this?" he demanded, looking at the dead puma but ..."
5. Meeting the Challenge of Private Sector Development: Evidence from the by Federico Bonaglia (2006)
"The so-called bullwhip effect is an example. Demand distortions due to seasonality
and forecast errors downstream can increase and be magnified as the ..."
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