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coach•whip
Pronunciation: (kōch'hwip", -wip"), [key]—
n.
1. a whip, usually having a long lash, used in driving a coach horse.
2. Also called coach'whip snake". a long, slender snake,
Masticophis flagellum, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, having a thin tail resembling a braided whip.
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