quirt(n = noun.artifact) - whip with a leather thong at the end;
is a kind of whip

   A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. T. Roosevelt. [1913 Webster]

quirt, n. & v.
--n. a short-handled riding-whip with a braided leather lash.
--v.tr. strike with this.

Etymology:
Sp. cuerda CORD

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