[kwəːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short-handled riding whip with a braided leather lash.


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Origin:
mid 19th century (originally US): from Spanish cuerda ‘cord’ (from Latin chorda ‘cord’) or from Mexican Spanish cuarta ‘whip’

[kwəːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hit with a quirt
(e.g: Claggart quirted her again and again)


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