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单词 kurbash
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Definition of kurbash in English:

kurbash

(also kourbash)
nounˈkʊəbaʃ
  • A whip, typically of hippopotamus hide, formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Turkey and Egypt.

    (土耳其和埃及用作刑具的,通常用河马皮做成的)皮鞭

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did the museum fear outraged slavers descending on it with kurbashes?
    • Taxes were extorted by torture, for which the notorious Egyptian kurbash, a whip with five lashes made of rhinoceros hide, was used.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Arabic kurbāj, from Turkish kırbaç 'whip'.

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