Definition of quirt:
(n) :
a rawhide
whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
"1973: She raised the handle of her beautiful quirt to her eyes and scanned the Western horizon. -- Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 96)"
(v) :
to use a quirt to urge a horse on to greater speed
Definition of quirt:
(n) :
a rawhide
whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide
"1973: She raised the handle of her beautiful quirt to her eyes and scanned the Western horizon. -- Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 96)"
(v) :
to use a quirt to urge a horse on to greater speed