horsewhipping
Beating with leather
Horsewhipping is beating someone with a horsewhip—a long, flexible whip designed for controlling horses.
The term evokes old-fashioned punishment or revenge, particularly for offenses against honor: He threatened to horsewhip the man who insulted his sister.
The image suggests public humiliation as much as physical pain.
Beating as punishment
- lashingBeating or binding
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- caningStriking with a rod
birching · strapping · scourging · flagellation · switching · striping · welting · tanning
Disgraceful public affair
- disgraceLoss of honor
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- affrontDeliberate public insult
insult · cad · blackguard · scoundrel · satisfaction · challenge · seconds · public
Punishment for wrongdoing
- castigationSevere verbal criticism
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- justiceFair treatment under law
comeuppance · discipline · penance · reckoning · desert · chastening · lesson · reproof
flogging
Beating as punishment
caning · birching · strapping · scourging · flagellation · switching · striping · welting · tanning · hiding
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
affront · insult · cad · blackguard · scoundrel · satisfaction · challenge · seconds · public · humiliation
retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
- castigationSevere verbal criticism
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- correctionFixing of mistakes
justice · comeuppance · discipline · penance · reckoning · desert · chastening · lesson · reproof · rebuke
horsewhippingcaressing
Touching with affection
gentle touch · stroking · petting · soothing · massage
horsewhippingforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardon · absolution · letting off · verbal warning · leniency
horsewhippingcherishing
Holding something deeply valued
honoring · pampering · coddling · nurturing · tenderness
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