Just figured we need a Q so we could move onto the next letter, its like bdsm scrabble
no seriously the quirt is a very special type of whip with lots of ceromonial signifigance to some who practice the "Gorean way" as well as many others,when a girl is to "kiss the whip" its ussually a quirt
its really great for bdsm practicioners becuase its small enough for a girl to fetch in her mouth yet large enough to delve out a serious fanny smacking good time, the Gorean variety's lashes or blades as they are sometimes called are made broader and greater in number (ussually 5-7) then the quirt used on horses and the like to keep the slaves skin from being permanetly damaged easily
the quirt's origins lay in the spanish for cuerda (cord) and cuarta (whip): a short handled riding whip with a braid leather lash
the handle is also usefull for a wider variety of functions that the imajination can provide WEG.