whipmanship

English

Etymology

whipman +‎ -ship

Noun

whipmanship (uncountable)

1. The skill or art of using a whip.
   • 1843, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register, page 168:

     It is absurd in any sojourner at the Cape priding himself upon his whipmanship, for every countryman can fan along six or eight horses with as much nicety as a mail-coachman his favourite team: […]