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• whippers — whip·per || hwɪpÉ™(r) / w n. one who whips or lashes …   English contemporary dictionary

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• whipper-in — noun (plural whippers in) Date: 1739 1. a huntsman s assistant who whips in the hounds 2. whip 5a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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