Chabouk or Chabuk.
A long whip, or the application of whips and rods; a Persian and Chinese punishment. (Dubois.)
“Drag forward that fakir, and cut his robe into tatters on his back with your chabouks.”—Scott: The Surgeon’s Daughter, c. xiv.
The criticism of the chabuk. The application of whips or rods (Persian). (Dubois.)
“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.
