whipstress rare—1.
(ˈhwɪpstrɪs)
[f. whipster 2 b: see -stress.]
A female flogger.
| 1707 tr. Wks. C'tess D'Anois (1715) 366 The Whipstresses [orig. fouetteuses]..had so tir'd themselves, that they could no longer stir their Arms. |
whipstress rare—1.
(ˈhwɪpstrɪs)
[f. whipster 2 b: see -stress.]
A female flogger.
| 1707 tr. Wks. C'tess D'Anois (1715) 366 The Whipstresses [orig. fouetteuses]..had so tir'd themselves, that they could no longer stir their Arms. |
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