"your back shall taste of the kurbaj (whip)", 1846, kibosh

[Stephen Goranson]

More evidence that kibosh (as in "put the kibosh on"), and kybosh, korbadj, kurbach, kourbach, qirbach, qurbash, courbache, corbage, kurbash, and now kurbaj mean whip, lash:

'...Eat all that is set before you, or, by the soul of Hosseyn, your back shall taste of the _kurbaj_ and the _mikraah_ (rod).'

Punch, or the London Charivari  vol. X (1846) p. 273, col. 2
[article title]"Egyptian Impressions"
{and note the PN Kybosh-... in col. 1]

Stephen Goranson
http://www.duke.edu/~goranson

Google Books:
http://books.google.com/books?id=yv8CAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA273&dq=whip+kybosh+OR+kibosh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IGclT_nkGca2tweQ2fGZDw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=whip%20kybosh%20OR%20kibosh&f=false

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