whipper-in

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whipper-in

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noun whipper-ins · whippers-in

A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the chase. “[A]n' it was surprisin' to hear him rattle away The Fox Hunt; you'd raaly think you hard the hounds givin' tongue, an' the tarriers yelpin' always behind, an' the huntsman an' the whippers-in cheerin' or correctin' the dogs; it was, in short, the very nixt thing to seein' the hunt itself.”
Similar: piqueur
One who enforces the discipline of a party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary occasions.
Similar: whip

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@misc{whipper_in_2026,
  title = {whipper-in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whipper-in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}