| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A long whip, or the application of whips and rods; a Persian and Chinese punishment. (Dubois.) | 1 |
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“Drag forward that fakir, and cut his robe into tatters on his back with your chabouks.”—Scott: The Surgeon’s Daughter, c. xiv. |
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The criticism of the chabuk. The application of whips or rods (Persian). (Dubois.) | 2 |
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“If that monarch did not give the chabuk to Feramorz: there would be an end to all legitimate government in Bucharia.” — T. Moore: Lalla Rookh. |
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