The difference between Quirt and Sjambok
When used as nouns, quirt means a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide, whereas sjambok means a stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.
When used as verbs, quirt means to strike with a quirt, whereas sjambok means to whip with a sjambok.
check bellow for the other definitions of Quirt and Sjambok
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Quirt as a noun:
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
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Quirt as a verb:
To strike with a quirt.
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Sjambok as a noun (South Africa):
A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.
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Sjambok as a verb (transitive):
To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip.