出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/07 21:58 UTC 版)
From Arabic كُرْبَاج (kurbāj), from Turkish kırbaç. Compare French cravache and German Karbatsche. Doublet of cravache.
kurbash (third-person singular simple present kurbashes, present participle kurbashing, simple past and past participle kurbashed)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/12/29 23:09 UTC 版)
Kurbash or Kourbash (Arabic: qurbāj, from Turkish: kırbaç, "a whip" ), a whip or strap about a yard in length, made of the hide of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros. It is an instrument of punishment and torture that was used in various Muslim countries, especially in the Ottoman empire. "Government by kurbash" denotes the oppression of a people by the constant abuse of the kurbash to maintain authority, to collect taxes, or to pervert justice. The use of the kurbash for such purposes, once common in Egypt, has long been abolished. quotation: Patriotism does not grow under the 'Kourbash.' from "The River War" by Winston Churchill