chawbuck

1 of 2

noun

archaic, chiefly India

: a large whip

chawbuck

2 of 2

transitive verb

archaic, chiefly India

: to flog with a chawbuck

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Hindi cābuk, from Persian chābuk

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