1. A whip with a long lash, traditionally used for driving or controlling horses.

1. To strike or beat with a horsewhip.
Usage: often used figuratively to mean to criticize harshly or punish severely

Examples

• The stable keeper hung the horsewhips on the wall near the tack room.
• He horsewhips the lazy horse to make it move faster.
• The critic horsewhips the author's latest novel in her scathing review.
• Horsewhips were common tools on farms and ranches in the 19th century.
• She horsewhips herself with guilt over the mistake.
• The trainer uses a horsewhip to signal commands to the horse during the show.