whip
verb (used with object)
whipper
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a word derived from
whip.
Example Sentences
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Foundation was fourth and Yankee Notions fifth, the rest were distant trailers, with Leochares the whipper in.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by John Lawrence O'Connor
But both the common whipper and the common hangman were officers of the corporation, not of the Crown, and they declined officiating at the illumination.
From Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
Jeekum had fallen upon his knees beside the whipper.
From The Courage of Captain Plum by James Oliver Curwood
The whipper of the mountain streams, or the wet-fly practitioner who fishes a river where the trout are not particular in their tastes, is in the way of exercise the most fortunate of all.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
An empty head, a little whipper snapper, who admires only himself, and chatters pleasantly, because he has good manners, can plead with us about his love with complete impunity.
From The McNaughtens by Frank J. Morlock
