Definition of "riding-whip" [riding-whip]

• A switch or a whip with a short lash, used by riders. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "She lifted her riding-whip threateningly, and at the same moment drove in both spurs with her heels, rushing the startled horse straight at Gogoomy."
• "Her riding-whip rose as if to strike him, then fell on the startled"
• "But warmer still was the glow that came into his cheeks and burned in his eyes as he saw Dede coming out the door, riding-whip in hand, clad in the familiar corduroy skirt and leggings of the old Piedmont days."