riding crop

noun

A horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount.

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hunting crop
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Meanings

nounriding crop (plural riding crops)

plural riding crops

  1. A horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates

Similar
hunting crop
Broader
whip
Also see
crophunting crop

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

riding + crop (“horsewhip”)

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Translations

Czech jezdecký bičík
  • jezdecký bičíkhorsewhip
Dutch rijzweep, karwats
  • rijzweephorsewhip
  • karwatshorsewhip
Esperanto vipeto
  • vipetohorsewhip
Finnish ratsupiiska, raippa
  • ratsupiiskahorsewhip
  • raippahorsewhip
French cravache
  • cravachehorsewhip
German Gerte
  • Gertehorsewhip
Icelandic peyi
  • peyihorsewhip
Italian frustino, scudiscio
  • frustinohorsewhip
  • scudisciohorsewhip
Norwegian ridepisk
  • ridepiskhorsewhip
Polish szpicruta
  • szpicrutahorsewhip
Portuguese chibata
  • chibatahorsewhip
Russian хлыст
  • хлыст (xlyst)horsewhip
Spanish fusta
  • fustahorsewhip
Turkish kırbaç
  • kırbaçhorsewhip
Cite this entry
APA

riding crop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riding%20crop

MLA

“riding crop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riding%20crop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riding crop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riding%20crop.

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