bullwhack
1 of 2noun
bull·whack
ˈbu̇l-ˌ(h)wak,
also ˈbəl-
chiefly West
: a long heavy whip with short handle used especially when driving teams of four or more animals
bullwhack
2 of 2verb, transitive + intransitive
bull·whack
ˈbu̇l-ˌ(h)wak,
also ˈbəl-
bullwhacked; bullwhacking; bullwhacks
chiefly West : to drive animals (such as an ox team) using a whip rather than a goad
Word History
Etymology
Noun
back-formation from bullwhacker
Verb, transitive + intransitive
back-formation from bullwhacker