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Definition of horsewhip verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

horsewhip

verb

NAmE//ˈhɔrswɪp//

horsewhip somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they horsewhip

he / she / it horsewhips

past simple horsewhipped

-ing form horsewhipping

to beat someone with a horsewhip He ought to be horsewhipped.

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