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Whipper-in

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Noun

1. whipper-in

huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds

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Whipper-in

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nounWord forms: plural whippers-in
a person employed to assist the huntsman managing the hounds in a hunt

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Whipper-in

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nounWord forms: plural ˈwhipˈpers-in (ˈhwɪpərzˈɪn ; hwipˈərzinˈ)
1.  Chiefly British
a huntsman's assistant who keeps the hounds together in a pack
2.  Obsolete
whip (sense 18) whip (sense 18a)

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Whipper-in

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n. pl. whip·pers-in (wĭpərz-, hwĭp-)
1. Sports A person who assists the huntsman in handling a pack of hounds in foxhunting.
2. The whip in a legislative body.

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