noun
switch
A flexible rod used for whipping.
In the old story, the rider carries a flexible switch.
Etymology
The older word names a slender twig. English preserves that object as a flexible rod used for striking or whipping.
More examples
- The museum displayed a thin riding switch.
- He cut a willow switch in the historical account.
- The narrator describes a switch used as a whip.
Forms
switch · switches