"quirt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kwɜːt/ [UK], /kwɚt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quirt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: quirts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|cuerda||cord}} Spanish cuerda (“cord”), {{m|es|cuarta||whip}} cuarta (“whip”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quirt (plural quirts)
  1. A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. Translations (a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide): бич (bič) [masculine] (Bulgarian), арапник (arapnik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-quirt-en-noun-cJQGol9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 81 19

Verb

IPA: /kwɜːt/ [UK], /kwɚt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quirt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: quirts [present, singular, third-person], quirting [participle, present], quirted [participle, past], quirted [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|cuerda||cord}} Spanish cuerda (“cord”), {{m|es|cuarta||whip}} cuarta (“whip”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} quirt (third-person singular simple present quirts, present participle quirting, simple past and past participle quirted)
  1. To strike with a quirt. Synonyms (to whip or scourge): whip
    Sense id: en-quirt-en-verb-wht0mHe7

Inflected forms

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