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   quirt

   /kwəːt/

   noun

   • 1. a short-handled riding whip with a braided leather lash.

   verb

   • 1. hit with a quirt: "Claggart quirted her again and again"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (originally US): from Spanish cuerda ‘cord’ (from Latin chorda ‘cord’) or from Mexican Spanish cuarta ‘whip’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

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