English Dictionary

sennet whip

名詞

An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.

日本語の意味

非公式な体罰用の器具。通常、約18インチ（約45cm）のロープを用い、熱いタールに浸けることで重くなりかつ脆くなっており、受け側の端に結び目があることが多い。 / または、革靴のひもをひとつにまとめ、薄いムチ状に加工した模擬的なもの

The headmaster displayed the sennet whip before the students as a grim warning.

校長は生徒たちに、罰として用いられる約45センチの、熱したタールに浸して重く脆くした縄の鞭を見せて厳しい警告を与えた。

意味（1）

An implement for informal corporal punishment, usually consisting of about 18 inches of rope, made heavier and more brittle by dipping in hot tar, usually with a knot in the receiving end, or simulated by pleating leather shoelaces to form a single length as a thin whip.

sennet whips （ plural ）