noun
quirt
kwurt
noun
1
A short riding whip made of braided leather.
"The cowboy carried a quirt looped over his saddle horn."
verb
1
To strike with such a whip.
"He quirted the horse lightly to urge it forward."
How to Use Quirt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA braided leather riding whip, or to strike an animal with one.
Word Forms
quirted past tense, quirts plural, quirts singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish cuarta, meaning "whip."