Hypertext Webster Gateway: "whipper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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) A kind of simple willow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
whipper
n : a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or
whip [syn: {switcher}]
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