whipper-in

[hwip-er-in, wip-]

noun, plural whip·pers-in.

Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds.
British. whip(def 28).

Origin of whipper-in

First recorded in 1730–40

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Historical Examples of whipper-in

Doctor (to would-be recruit, whipper-in to the Blankshires).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916
Various
But at last the whipper-in put his watch back, and blew a blast on his bugle.
Follow My leader
Talbot Baines Reed
He was one of the Butts twins and the very object of the Whipper-in's thoughts.
The Bishop of Cottontown
John Trotwood Moore
The Huntsman should be the best player, and the Whipper-in second best.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements
Various
Their game had become their whipper-in, though they were unconscious of his whip.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 19
Various

British Dictionary definitions for whipper-in

whipper-in

noun plural whippers-in

a person employed to assist the huntsman managing the hounds in a hunt

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