Sever
Sever verb - To set or force apart.
Whip
Whip verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Presumably it is so sharp that it will instantly sever a limb, but you need mad skills to use it; if you miss your target, the whip is likely to come back and take off your head.
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In Dracula II Ascension and Dracula III Legacy, Uffizi (the vampire-hunting priest) uses something that bears a strong resemblance to a switchblade scythe (along with a whip that can sever limbs or heads).
Source: Sinister Scythe
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