BUGGY WHIP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy
    Usage Example(s)
    • since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded
    Hypernyms(s) buggy whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower