coachwhip

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noun

A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.

Similar
ocotilloJacob's staffvine cactusFouquieria splendenscoachwhip snakeMasticophis flagellum
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Meanings

nouncoachwhip (plural coachwhips)

plural coachwhips

  1. A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
  2. Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
  3. Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
whip

noundesert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers

Similar
ocotilloJacob's staffvine cactusFouquieria splendens
Broader
candlewood

nouna whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip

Similar
coachwhip snakeMasticophis flagellum
Broader
whip-snakewhip snakewhipsnake
Also see
jacob's staffocotillo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compound of coach + whip

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Cite this entry
APA

coachwhip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coachwhip

MLA

“coachwhip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coachwhip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coachwhip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coachwhip.

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