Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See crop, 14.

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  • noun a hunting whip without a thong, that can be used for opening gates.

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Examples

  • "Ha! You put me off, do you?" said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop.

    Sole Music 2010

  • His costume was a peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural, having a black top-hat, a long frock-coat, and a pair of high gaiters, with a hunting-crop swinging in his hand.

    Sole Music 2010

  • He gave a melancholy sigh and stood looking at her a moment, with his hands behind him, giving short nervous shakes to his hunting-crop.

    The Portrait of a Lady 2003

  • Finally, he picked up his hunting-crop and struck Napoleon a sharp blow on the top of the head.

    The Adventure of the Six Napoleons 1990

  • He had himself picked up the loaded hunting-crop, which was his favourite weapon.

    The Adventure of the Six Napoleons 1990

  • "Ha! You put me off, do you?" said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950

  • His costume was a peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural, having a black top-hat, a long frock-coat, and a pair of high gaiters, with a hunting-crop swinging in his hand.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950

  • His eyes sought her throat where the lash of the hunting-crop had wealed it.

    The Moon out of Reach Margaret Pedler

  • "Ha! You put me off, do you?" said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950

  • His costume was a peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural, having a black top-hat, a long frock-coat, and a pair of high gaiters, with a hunting-crop swinging in his hand.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950

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