- quirt
- I. noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish cuarta Date: 1845 a riding whip with a short handle and a rawhide lash II. transitive verb Date: 1887 to strike or drive with a quirt
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Quirt — A quirt is attached to the end of a set of romal reins A quirt is a forked … Wikipedia
quirt — ☆ quirt [kwʉrt ] n. [AmSp cuarta, quirt, long whip < Sp cuerda, rope < L chorda: see CORD] a riding whip with a braided leather lash and a short handle vt. to strike with a quirt … English World dictionary
Quirt — (kw[ e]rt), n. A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. T. Roosevelt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quirt — 1845, from Mexican Sp. cuarta … Etymology dictionary
quirt — 1. noun /kwɜːt/ A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. , 1973: She raised the handle of her beautiful quirt to her eyes and scanned the Western horizon. Kyril Bonfiglioli, Dont Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 96) 2. verb … Wiktionary
quirt — /kwerrt/, n. 1. a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather. v.t. 2. to strike with a quirt. [1835 45, Amer.; perh. < Sp cuerda CORD] * * * … Universalium
quirt — [kwə:t] noun a short handled riding whip with a braided leather lash. verb hit with a quirt. Origin C19 (orig. US): from Sp. cuerda cord (from L. chorda cord ) or from Mex. Sp. cuarta whip … English new terms dictionary
quirt — [[t]kwɜrt[/t]] n. 1) a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather 2) to strike with a quirt • Etymology: 1835–45, amer.; perh. < Sp cuerda cord … From formal English to slang
quirt — /kwɜt/ (say kwert) US –noun 1. a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather. –verb (t) 2. to strike with a quirt. {American Spanish cuerda cord} …
quirt — kwÉœrt /kwÉœËt n. riding whip with a short handle and long leather lash v. strike with a leather riding whip, lash … English contemporary dictionary
