Whipping
Binding the end of a rope with tightly wound twine so it cannot fray or unravel; one of several ways to finish the ends of bondage rope.
A whipping is a band of thin cord wound tightly around the end of a rope to keep it from fraying; The Ashley Book of Knots states that purpose directly. Knot references describe several kinds, including common, sailmaker’s and French whipping, the last made from a row of half hitches, and Shibari Study’s glossary names the same three. Other ways to finish an end include tape, heat-sealing synthetic fiber, back splices and liquid coatings. For bondage rope, Karada House compares whipping with end knots such as the overhand, thistle or Matthew Walker: whipping keeps the end slimmer, while a knot can later be untied to even out the strands.