A long leather whip or riding crop used in Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures, historically used for control and punishment.
From Turkish çoban (shepherd) or Persian چاپوق (chāpūq); the word likely derives from Central Asian sources related to horsemanship.
The chabouk appears in colonial literature as a symbol of oppression—understanding the word reveals power dynamics that shaped empires and the languages used to describe control.
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