Quirt vs. Sjambok — What's the Difference?

A quirt is a short whip associated with the Southwestern United States. It often has a braided leather lash.The falls on a quirt is made of leather, usually cowhide.

The sjambok () or litupa is a heavy leather whip. It is traditionally made from an adult hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide, but is also commonly made out of plastic.

A riding whip with a short, stiff handle and a lash made of two or more loose thongs.

A heavy whip, usually made of animal hide.

A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.

To strike with a quirt.

(transitive) To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip.

A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

Whip with a leather thong at the end