noun / verb
quirt
KWURT/kwɜrt/
A short riding whip with a braided leather lash, or to strike with one.
The rider carries a quirt with a braided leather lash.
Etymology
The ancestor cuarta means “rope.” That connection makes the whip's braided lash the useful image behind the name, rather than its short handle.
In context
Today, Tim is braiding a quirt. A Spanish-style flexible whip.
I feel that the [quirt] is a really important tool to get our horse to do something
More examples
- Two quirts hang beside the saddles.
- He quirted the horse to urge it forward.
- She tucks the quirt into her saddlebag.
Forms
quirt · quirts · quirted · quirting