/kohch"hwip', -wip'/ , n.
1. a whip, usually having a long lash, used in driving a coach horse.
2. Also called coachwhip snake . a long, slender snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, having a thin tail resembling a braided whip.
[ 1730-40; COACH + WHIP ]