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名詞

cravache (plural cravaches)

1. A riding crop.
   • 1899, anonymous author, “From St. Malo to Monte-Carlo”, in St. Martin's-le-grand, volume 9:

     Our young pilot […] used his cravache with enviable skill.

   • 1895, Julien Gordon, Poppaea:

     The other spurred them on with a cravache he whirled over their long ears.

   • 1965, James Merrill, The (Diblos) Notebook:

     Your brother has only to set foot on Dora's land to be driven off with a cravache by Byron.