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Definition of Riding crop
1. Noun. A short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates.
Definition of Riding crop
1. Noun. A horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riding Crop
Literary usage of Riding crop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War by Jon T. Hoffman (1995)
"... MajGen Alexander A. Vandegrift (with riding crop) troops the line of the 2d
Raider Battalion in New Caledonia in 1943. ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1905)
"And Rand stood over him, his face white with rage, his eyes flashing, his whole
great frame trembling with indignation. The riding crop which he had been ..."
3. The International Relations of the Chinese Empire by Hosea Ballou Morse (1918)
"He dominated them by the force of his will,[29] his custom being to lead them
into action armed only with a light switch or riding crop, [30] a practice in ..."
4. Romantic Weekends the Carolinas & the Georgia Coast by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"Shortly following his death, during a stormy night, the bell on the gatehouse
started to ring, as though being tapped by the good doctor's riding crop. ..."
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