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WHIPPER-IN (whippers-in)
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Irregular inflected form: whippers-in
Dictionary entry overview: What does whipper-in mean?
• WHIPPER-IN (noun)
The noun WHIPPER-IN has 1 sense:
1. huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
Familiarity information: WHIPPER-IN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("whipper-in" is a kind of...):
assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
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