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English
Etymology
From Hindustani چابک / चाबुक (cābuk), from Classical Persian چابک (čābuk, “quick, swift; horsewhip”). Doublet of sjambok.
Pronunciation
Noun
chabuk (plural chabuks)
- (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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