bullwhips

Long leather lashes

Bullwhips are long, heavy whips traditionally used for driving cattle.

The tapered design allows the tip to move faster than the speed of sound, producing a distinctive crack.

Bullwhips appear frequently in Western imagery and adventure films—Indiana Jones carries one.

To bullwhip is to strike with such a whip.

tool

cracker

Crisp baked wafer

  • popperInhalant vial or corn appliance
  • fallDescend under gravity
  • thongNarrow fastening strip

handle · keeper · lash · rawhide · plaited · swivel · knot · weighted · coiled · belly

performance

crack

Narrow break or attempt

  • snapSudden sharp sound
  • circusTraveling entertainment with performers
  • trickDeliberate deception

Indiana Jones · target · accuracy · showmanship · routine · exhibition · stunt · Zorro · whipcracker · competition

craft

braiding

Interlacing three strands

handmade · artisan · tanning · tooling · strands · weaving · custom · craftsmanship · oiling · conditioning

ranching

cattle

Domesticated bovines kept commercially

cowboy · gaucho · vaquero · livestock · trail drive · roundup · wrangler · outback · horseback · musterer

Opposites
whip type/design

bullwhipsriding crops

Short equestrian whips

switches · canes · paddles

control/coercion implements

bullwhipscarrots

Edible orange taproots

treats · soft words · rewards · incentives · lures

Family

bullwhip, bullwhipping, bullwhipped

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG