whip handn.

/ˈhwɪp ˈhand/

Etymology: < whip n. 1.

1. The hand in which the whip is held in driving or riding; the driver's or rider's right hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun]

overhandc1175

masteryc1225

gree1320

betc1330

pricea1350

advantagea1393

overmasterya1400

voicea1400

betterc1405

higherc1450

prevaila1460

superiority1548

mastership1573

prevalence1604

eminence1609

privilegea1616

prevalency1623

upper fortunea1625

whipping-hand1682

whip hand1806

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > hand in which whip is held

whip hand1806

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > right hand

right handOE

destera1300

right halfc1350

right sidea1382

sword-hand1531

wand-hand1637

pistol hand1702

spear-hand1728

thumb-hand1750

whip hand1806

dexter1814

1806 Ann. Reg. 1804 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 413/1 For a morning's ride this might be complimentary; but it was here depriving me of the whip hand.

1809 Christian Blackstone's Comm. I. 74 The law of the road, viz. that horses and carriages should..keep the left side of the road, and consequently..pass each other on the whip-hand.

1838 Bentley's Misc. 4 601 A thick gold ring on the little finger of his whip-hand.

1877 R. H. Roberts Harry Holbrooke of Holbrooke Hall ii. 29 Raising his whip-hand, which brings the cavalcade to a halt.

2. figurative phr. to have the whip hand (of): to have the advantage or upper hand (of), control. Hence in similar phr.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [verb (transitive)] > prevail over by superior authority

overrule1576

overtop1584

predominate1590

oversway1593

monarch1600

predominize1648

to have the whip hand (of)1680

predominec1721

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)]

overcomeeOE

forecomec1000

overwieldlOE

masterc1225

overmaistrie1340

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

surmount1390

to have the fairer (of)c1400

maistriec1400

overmasterc1425

winc1440

overc1485

bestride1526

rixlec1540

overreach1555

control1567

overmate1567

govern1593

to give (a person) the lurch1598

get1600

to gain cope of1614

top1633

to fetch overa1640

down1641

to have the whip hand (of)1680

carberry1692

to cut down1713

to be more than a match for1762

outflank1773

outmaster1799

outgeneral1831

weather1834

best1839

fore-reach1845

to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849

scoop1850

euchrec1866

bemaster1871

negotiate1888

to do down1900

to get (someone) wetc1926

lick1946

1680 V. Alsop Mischief Impositions ii. 8 When once they are got into the Saddle, and have the whip-hand of the poor Laity.

1690 J. Child Disc. Trade Pref. sig. C8 Before the Dutch get too much the whip-hand of us.

1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Rudens iv. iv, in tr. Plautus Comedies 204 A silent Woman has always the whip Hand of a Talker.

1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 745/1 He always courted my conversation, in which art I..had the whip-hand of him.

1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 200 He has a secret of her own, and this gives him the whip-hand of her.

1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn I. xiv. 203 For the sake of my own safety, I dare not abandon the whip hand I have of you.

1947 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Dec. 2/1 Its objective will be to outstrip the Marshall plan and so to gain the political whiphand over Europe.

1951 F. Yerby Woman called Fancy (1952) xvi. 302 In that election year of 1894, the white vote was so hopelessly divided that the blacks..held the whip hand.

1974 Howard Jrnl. 14 49 The white population who have for so many centuries held, both literally and metaphorically, the whip hand.

1977 M. Thatcher in Observer 25 Sept. 10/1 If trade unions hold the whip hand, upon whose back does the lash fall?

1985 Times 26 Jan. 21/2 Sir Owen, however, still has the whip hand: he has the money and can bail the banks out of the whole complex exercise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	whip hand
释义	whip handn. /ˈhwɪp ˈhand/ Etymology: < whip n. 1. 1. The hand in which the whip is held in driving or riding; the driver's or rider's right hand. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] overhandc1175 masteryc1225 gree1320 betc1330 pricea1350 advantagea1393 overmasterya1400 voicea1400 betterc1405 higherc1450 prevaila1460 superiority1548 mastership1573 prevalence1604 eminence1609 privilegea1616 prevalency1623 upper fortunea1625 whipping-hand1682 whip hand1806 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > hand in which whip is held whip hand1806 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > right hand right handOE destera1300 right halfc1350 right sidea1382 sword-hand1531 wand-hand1637 pistol hand1702 spear-hand1728 thumb-hand1750 whip hand1806 dexter1814 1806 Ann. Reg. 1804 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 413/1 For a morning's ride this might be complimentary; but it was here depriving me of the whip hand. 1809 Christian Blackstone's Comm. I. 74 The law of the road, viz. that horses and carriages should..keep the left side of the road, and consequently..pass each other on the whip-hand. 1838 Bentley's Misc. 4 601 A thick gold ring on the little finger of his whip-hand. 1877 R. H. Roberts Harry Holbrooke of Holbrooke Hall ii. 29 Raising his whip-hand, which brings the cavalcade to a halt. 2. figurative phr. to have the whip hand (of): to have the advantage or upper hand (of), control. Hence in similar phr. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [verb (transitive)] > prevail over by superior authority overrule1576 overtop1584 predominate1590 oversway1593 monarch1600 predominize1648 to have the whip hand (of)1680 predominec1721 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] overcomeeOE forecomec1000 overwieldlOE masterc1225 overmaistrie1340 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 surmount1390 to have the fairer (of)c1400 maistriec1400 overmasterc1425 winc1440 overc1485 bestride1526 rixlec1540 overreach1555 control1567 overmate1567 govern1593 to give (a person) the lurch1598 get1600 to gain cope of1614 top1633 to fetch overa1640 down1641 to have the whip hand (of)1680 carberry1692 to cut down1713 to be more than a match for1762 outflank1773 outmaster1799 outgeneral1831 weather1834 best1839 fore-reach1845 to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849 scoop1850 euchrec1866 bemaster1871 negotiate1888 to do down1900 to get (someone) wetc1926 lick1946 1680 V. Alsop Mischief Impositions ii. 8 When once they are got into the Saddle, and have the whip-hand of the poor Laity. 1690 J. Child Disc. Trade Pref. sig. C8 Before the Dutch get too much the whip-hand of us. 1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Rudens iv. iv, in tr. Plautus Comedies 204 A silent Woman has always the whip Hand of a Talker. 1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 745/1 He always courted my conversation, in which art I..had the whip-hand of him. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 200 He has a secret of her own, and this gives him the whip-hand of her. 1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn I. xiv. 203 For the sake of my own safety, I dare not abandon the whip hand I have of you. 1947 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Dec. 2/1 Its objective will be to outstrip the Marshall plan and so to gain the political whiphand over Europe. 1951 F. Yerby Woman called Fancy (1952) xvi. 302 In that election year of 1894, the white vote was so hopelessly divided that the blacks..held the whip hand. 1974 Howard Jrnl. 14 49 The white population who have for so many centuries held, both literally and metaphorically, the whip hand. 1977 M. Thatcher in Observer 25 Sept. 10/1 If trade unions hold the whip hand, upon whose back does the lash fall? 1985 Times 26 Jan. 21/2 Sir Owen, however, still has the whip hand: he has the money and can bail the banks out of the whole complex exercise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1680
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