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Whips (animal equipment)

Scope note

Instruments consisting of an often rigid handle and a flexible lash or lashes made of cord or leather, used for disciplinary action against animals and sometimes humans.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000255555

Broader Terms used

<animal equipment>

Narrower Terms used

riding whips

Equivalent Terms used

whip

Created

12yrs ago

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