chabuk

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Etymology

From Hindustani چابک / चाबुक (cābuk), from Classical Persian چابک (čābuk, quick, swift; horsewhip). Doublet of sjambok.

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Noun

chabuk (plural chabuks)

  1. (now historical) A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East.
    • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 98:
      Shut your mouths and get back to work or I'll whip you with my own chabuk.

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