Whips

thumb|upright=1.35|A type of whip known as a Crop (implement)|riding crop pictured with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison thumb|upright=1.35|A leather cat o' nine tails pictured with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison thumb|upright|A set of romal reins, featuring a quirt at the end of the romal

thumb|350px|Nagaika The nagaika, sometimes nagyka (, ) is a short, thick whip with round cross-section used by Cossacks, borrowed from the Nogai people, hence the original name "nogaika", or "Nogai's whip". It is also called камча, kamcha from the Turkic word "kamci" for "whip". The latter word is also used for short whips of Central Asian origin.

short type of whip without a lash, used in horseback riding

type of whip

A knout (, ) is a Russian whip that consists of a rawhide thong or a rope attached to a long wooden handle. Commonly used for prodding horses or cattle, knouts were also used for flagellation as a corporal punishment in Russian history. The English word is a spelling-pronunciation of a French transliteration of the Russian word кнут (knut), which means "whip".

thumb|170px|Urumi usage in Kalaripayattu demonstrated by Gangadharan Gurukkal in Perambra, [[Kozhikode.]]

Czech and Slovakian traditional practice

thumb|right|upright|Medical examination photo of Gordon (slave)|Gordon showing his scourged back, widely distributed by Abolitionists to expose the brutality of slavery. A scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather.

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

Chinese weapon of martial arts

type of whip used in religiously-based flogging

The martinet () is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages, described below.

A bullwhip is a single-tailed whip, usually made of braided leather or nylon, designed as a tool for working with livestock or for competition cracking.