le martinet
/maʁ.ti.nɛ/ noun · masculine C2- multi-tail whip, comprising leather or whipcord thongs fixed on a handle, to dust off or to administer a beating
- mechanical hammer on a motor-driven cogwheel, as used to beat metal
Plural martinets
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