kurbash

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kurbash

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Alternative forms edit

courbache, courbash, curbash, koorbash, kourbash

Etymology edit

From Arabic كُرْبَاج (kurbāj), from Turkish kırbaç.^[1]^[2] Compare French cravache and German Karbatsche.

Noun edit

kurbash (plural kurbashes)

A whip or strap about a yard in length.

Verb edit

kurbash (third-person singular simple present kurbashes, present participle kurbashing, simple past and past participle kurbashed)

(transitive) To beat with a kurbash.

References edit

^ "kurbash." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.
^ "kurbash." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

Anagrams edit

burkhas

[1] "kurbash." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.

[2] "kurbash." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

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