Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
crop , 14.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
hunting whip without a thong, that can be used for openinggates .
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Examples
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"Ha! You put me off, do you?" said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop.
Sole Music 2010
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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
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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.
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Finally, he picked up his hunting-crop and struck Napoleon a sharp blow on the top of the head.
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He had himself picked up the loaded hunting-crop, which was his favourite weapon.
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"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
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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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His eyes sought her throat where the lash of the hunting-crop had wealed it.
The Moon out of Reach Margaret Pedler
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"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
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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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