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Definition of Horsewhipping
1. Noun. The act of whipping with a horsewhip. "That villain needs a good horsewhipping"
Definition of Horsewhipping
1. Verb. (present participle of horsewhip) ¹
2. Noun. A beating with a horsewhip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horsewhipping
1. horsewhip [v] - See also: horsewhip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horsewhipping
Literary usage of Horsewhipping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Press Gang; Or, A Complete Exposition of the Corruptions and Crimes of by Lambert A. Wilmer (1859)
"... which affords no adequate protection to man or woman from the trumpet-tongued
defamation of the newspaper press. CUDGELLING AND horsewhipping. ..."
2. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"Lord Carington and Mr. Grenville Murray: A charge of assault— The Queen's
Messenger—A horsewhipping—Disgraceful scene in Court—Fighting for the ..."
3. My Life and Recollections by Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (1865)
"Close and his curse—Selling presentation slippers— Colonel Berkeley horsewhipping
Mr. Judge—Heavy damages —Deer hunting in the neighbourhood—Curious idea of ..."
4. Recollections of an Actor by Walter Alexander Donaldson (1865)
"... Miss O'Neill's husband, in the cast—Remarkable marriages of Actresses —How to
cure a stage-struck youth—horsewhipping Lord Randolph. ..."
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