does "touch a switch"=whip?
He offered, "I done fed and watered the bear cub and the squirrel and them."
Buck touched a switch to a heifer.
He said, "I remembered them oncet today, and then my mind went black agin."

Question

does "touch a switch"=whip?
He offered, "I done fed and watered the bear cub and the squirrel and them." 
Buck touched a switch to a heifer. 
He said, "I remembered them oncet today, and then my mind went black agin."

Answer

Yes, although since it says "touched" it suggests the heifer wasn't whipped very hard.