Whipper

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whipper \Whip"per\, n.
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     1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the
        penalty of legal whipping.
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     2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a
        chip's hold. [Eng.]
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     3. (Spinning) A kind of simple willow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whipper
       n : a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or
           whip [syn: {switcher}]