whipcordn.
/ˈwɪpkɔːd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪpˌkɔrd/ 1.
a. A thin tough kind of hempen cord, of which whiplashes or the ends of them are made; in allusive use, the material of whiplashes.Perhaps originally: fine cord or twine for ‘whipping’ or binding closely round something.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > rope or cord > for specific use
whipcord1318
whip line1582
serving1794
page-cord1841
lanyard1862
tie-rope1886
plough-line1895
tie-string1897
fillis1900
society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > whip or scourge > whip-lash > material of
whipcord1318
whip line1582
wirea1627
1318–19 in G. Oliver Lives Bps. Exeter etc. (1861) 381 Wyppe-cord, 3d.
1362–3 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 565 In 12 peciis de Qwypcord empt. pro carectar. 4d.
1465 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 312 Thei..bownde his armes be-hynde hym wyth whippe-cord like a theffe.
1487–8 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 131 For lyne and whippcorde to serve the same clothe, ij d.
1541 in Essex Rev. XXI. 145 Payd for whipcorde for the pascall, ii d.
1621 J. Fletcher et al. Trag. of Thierry & Theodoret v. i. sig. I4 Beg, beg, and keepe Constables waking, weare out stockes and whipcord.
1675 Three Inhumane Murthers 6 The Judge Caus'd his Thumbs to be ty'd fast together with whipcord.
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. vi. 161 He will neither spare whip-cord nor spur-rowel.
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. xvi. 303 He looks as hard as iron, and tough as whipcord.
b. A piece of this material, as a whiplash or its extremity.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > rope, string, cord, etc.
stringa900
linea1000
lacec1230
cordc1305
whipcord?a1500
thumb-rope1601
thumb-band1639
chord1645
spun-yarn1685
hairline1731
tie-tie1774
rope1841
wire rope2001
?a1500 Chester Pl. (E.E.T.S.) xvi. 430 Takes him here bounden fast, While a whipcord here will last.
1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. E4 v As farre as the whipcord would stretch.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 386 Dashing the knotted & ravelld whip-cord over their shoulders.
1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 63 One may break a whip-cord..with one's hand..by bringing one part of the rope to cut the other.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. vi. 58 Our eight-inch hawser parted like a whip-cord.
c. attributive. Tough as whipcord.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > tough
tougha700
sinewy1578
wiry1588
gristly1601
nervous1601
tenax1605
tenacious1607
clunga1722
whipcord1879
whinstone1910
1879 R. Browning Halbert & Hob in Dramatic Idyls 50 One whipcord nerve in the muscly mass from neck to shoulder-blade.
2. transferred.
a. A kind of catgut.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > gut > types of
catgut1599
whale-guts1780
silkworm gut1833
gut1834
whipcord1880
1880 Spons' Encycl. Manuf. ii. 609 To produce a cord—known as ‘whipcord’—from these intestines.
b. A close-woven ribbed worsted material used for dresses, riding breeches, etc. Also attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > ribbed or corded
satara1847
soleil1883
veloutinea1884
whipcord1895
1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 4/2 All Wool Black Whipcord Suiting..shows fine raised satin finished cords running diagonally through the cloth.
1897 Daily News 9 Mar. 6/3 Whipcord coatings, bengalines in silk and wool.
1900 Daily News 16 Apr. 7/3 60,000 pairs of whip-cord riding trousers.
1915 R. Beaumont Woollen & Worsted 305 Warp Twills. Fancy Twills—Included in the former are the standard makes of fabric known as whip cords.
3. Applied (simply or attributive) to:
a. species of willow with very flexible shoots, as Salix purpurea or S. vitellina.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > other types of willow
red willow1547
water willow1583
goat's willow1597
rose willow1597
sweet willow1597
French willow1601
siler1607
palm-withy1609
sallowie1610
swallowtail willow1626
willow bay1650
black willow1670
crack-willow1670
grey willow1697
water sallow1761
almond willowa1763
swallow-tailed willow1764
swamp willow1765
golden osier1772
golden willow1772
purple willow1773
sand-willow1786
goat willow1787
purple osier1797
whipcord1812
Arctic willow1818
sage-willow1846
pussy willow1851
Kilmarnock willow1854
sweet-bay willow1857
pussy1858
palm willow1869
Spaniard1871
ground-willow1875
Spanish willow1875
snap-willow1880
diamond willow1884
sandbar willow1884
pussy palm1886
creeping willow1894
bat-willow1907
cricket bat willow1907
silver willow1914
1812 J. Walker Econ. Hist. Hebrides II. 273 Salix vitellina..is called..the whip-cord willow because its shoots are so tough and flexible, that they can be wrapt round the finger like a whip-cord.
b. species of seaweed with long slender fronds, as Chorda Filum or Chordaria flagelliformis.
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the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > whipcord seaweeds
sea-thong1633
sea-lace1666
sea-points1666
fucus1714
sea-catgut1833
sea-whipcord1833
sea-whiplash1833
thread-tangle1844
whipcord1850
whiplash1850
sea-whip1858
thong weed1958
1850 A. Pratt Chapters Common Things Sea-side ii. 125 The Whipcord Fucus (Chordaria flagelliformis).
Derivatives
ˈwhipcord v. (transitive) to furnish with whipcord.
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with whipcord
whipcord1784
1784 R. Robinson Jrnl. 26 May in Belfast Monthly Mag. (1809) June 435/1 Whip-corded the boys' plough whips.
1865 E. C. Gaskell Cousin Phillis i. 21 He has often to whip-cord the plough-whips.
ˈwhipˌcordy adj. resembling whipcord, sinewy.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective]
mightyeOE
strongOE
bigc1300
boldc1300
fort13..
steer13..
steevec1300
valiant1303
stalwortha1340
fortin1340
strengthfula1382
stout1390
pithya1400
tora1400
mighteda1470
strengthyc1485
forcy1488
nervy1598
nervous1616
whipcordy1856
Tarzanesque1933
Tarzan-like1943
1856 S. Wilberforce in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1881) II. 336 The Bishop (Exeter) wonderfully hale and whipcordy.
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