WHIPPERS

Noun

whippers

plural of whipper

Source: Wiktionary


WHIPPER

Whip"per, n.

1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.

2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold. [Eng.]

3. (Spinning)

Definition: A kind of simple willow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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