1. a whip made of hippopotamus hide or leather, used especially in Egypt and Sudan
Usage: historical

1. to beat or flog with a kurbash
Usage: historical

Examples

• The overseer carried a kurbash as a symbol of authority.
• Historical accounts describe the use of the kurbash in 19th-century Egypt.
• The leather kurbash was a common tool of punishment.
• Guards would kurbash prisoners who disobeyed orders.
• The practice of using a kurbash was eventually abolished.
• Museum displays show examples of the traditional kurbash.