sennet whip

noun

An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.

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Meanings

nounsennet whip (plural sennet whips)

plural sennet whips

  1. An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.

    Synonyms: bimmy, teazer, togey

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.

Similar
bimmyteazertogey

Origin

From sennet + whip.

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APA

sennet whip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sennet%20whip

MLA

“sennet whip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sennet%20whip. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sennet whip,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sennet%20whip.

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