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Meaning of stockwhip | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An Australian whip made of a long, tapered length of flexible, plaited leather with a stiff handle, used when mustering cattle.

Examples

“[…] Mrs. Pansy McLash, the keeper of the Siding House, was flogging a herd of goats from her garden. The goats surged on to the railway, intent on escaping the stockwhip whistling behind, and Mrs. McLash went after them, intent on teaching them the lesson of their lives.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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