whip
Let an agent explain whips and their kinds, relay history, use with animals and cultural roles from reference sources, describe the punishment and weapon senses historically and neutrally, and distinguish whips from crops, goads, flails and the political sense of whip.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain whips and their kinds, relay history, use with animals and cultural roles from reference sources, describe the punishment and weapon senses historically and neutrally, and distinguish whips from crops, goads, flails and the political sense of whip.
A tool with a handle and a flexible lash or a rigid shaft used to direct animals, in riding and driving as horse whips, camel whips and cattle whips, in sport and performance, and historically as an instrument of corporal punishment such as the cat o nine tails and floggers, or, as the Chinese jian, a rigid metal weapon; the model describes whips as tack and historical objects and does not provide instructions for harming people.
What it is for: Directing animals and, historically, punishment.
It can be explain kinds; relay history and use; describe cultural roles; distinguish related objects.
Distinguishing features
Flexible lash
Animal handling
Historical punishment
Cultural symbol
What it looks like
A handle with a long flexible lash, or a short rigid shaft.
Physical character
stock whip length: about 1-3 m - lash
whip crack: tip exceeds the speed of sound note
cat o nine tails abolished, UK: 1948 year - judicial
How it is recognised
Handle with lash for driving animals
Horse whip, cattle whip, camel whip, flogger, cat o nine tails, jian
Crops are short and stiff; goads prod; flails thresh; the political whip is an office
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - historically, in registry terms
is contrasted with - a short stiff whip
was used for - as a historical punishment
In practice
Families and kinds
riding and driving whips
stock whips and bullwhips
camel and cattle whips
historical punishment instruments such as the cat o nine tails
the jian as a rigid Chinese weapon
performance whips in circus and sport
Standards and regulation
Animal welfare rules on whip use in racing and driving
Laws abolishing corporal punishment in most countries
Weapons laws in some jurisdictions
Failure modes and hazards
Providing instructions for harming people
Animal welfare abuses
Registry aliases mixing tack, punishment and weapons
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.whip
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a whip is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a whip, and how does it differ from a crop, goad, flail and the political whip? definition
- Is the question about animal handling, history, sport or a request to harm someone, which the model refuses? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are horse, cattle, camel and stock whips, floggers, the cat o nine tails and the jian? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Animals Animal handling.
Regulation.
Use
Use.
Use
Use.
- How are whips used in riding, driving and herding, and what welfare rules apply? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Racing
Racing rules.
Racing
Racing.
- How do racing authorities regulate whip use, and what is debated, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Punishment
Punishment.
Punishment
Punishment.
- How were whips used in judicial and military punishment, and how was this abolished, as historians describe? provenance
- Is the presentation historical and neutral? boundary
Weapon
The jian.
Weapon
Weapon.
- What is the Chinese jian as a rigid whip weapon in historical martial arts? provenance
- Which entry fits Chinese martial arts weapons? action
Context Culture and sport.
Context.
Sport
Sport and performance.
Sport
Sport.
- How are whips used in whip cracking, circus and film? provenance
- Which entry fits whip cracking? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What does the whip symbolise in culture and language? provenance
- Which entry fits symbol? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should cat o nine tails and jian be separate primary entries?
- How should reference sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming a punishment instrument and a Chinese weapon; should they be split off?