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bullwhacker
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oo
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-hwak-er, -wak-]
Word Origin
noun
Western U.S.
(especially in the early 19th century) the driver of a team of oxen.
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Origin of
bullwhacker
An Americanism dating back to
1855–60;
bull
1
+
whacker
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