What is the Latin word for horsewhip?

The usual Latin words for “horsewhip” are canō, flagellum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“horsewhip” in Latin

canōto sing, recite, play; to sound, play, blow (a trumpet), especially a military call; to foretell, predict, prophesy flagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals (riding horses, cattle etc.); tentacle

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

horsewhip

virga, qua ad regendum equum utor, though this is a “stick” or “cane”: *flagellum, quo ad regendum equum utor, or, from context, flagellum only. Vid. WHIP, s.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for horsewhip?: The usual Latin words for “horsewhip” are canō, flagellum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.