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whipster
whipster (ˈhwɪpstə(r)) [app. f. whip v. + -ster. Cf. prec. and whipping ppl. a. 1.] 1. A vague term of reproach, contempt, or the like, with various shades of meaning. a. A lively, smart, reckless, violent, or mischievous person. Obs. or dial.1589 R. Harvey Pl. Perc. 3 They had neede be large long S... Oxford English Dictionary
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whipstress
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. Oxford English Dictionary
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flauging
† ˈflauging, ppl. a. Obs. ? = flogging.1682 D'Urfey Injured Princess i. i. 6 Ask him if he knows where we may find a sound Wench: he's a flauging old Whipster, I warrant him. Oxford English Dictionary
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3 days agoMore about whippersnapper. First recorded in 1665-75. Most likely a blend of earlier whipster and snippersnapper, which are similar in sense. Both whip and snap entered English centuries before and have Germanic origins. Sign up for more Word of the Day! The old man scolded the whippersnapper for cutting in line at the grocery store.
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whipper-snapper
ˈwhipper-ˌsnapper [? A jingling extension of *whip-snapper, a cracker of whips (see whip n. 1, snap v. 12), on the model of the earlier snipper-snapper.] A diminutive or insignificant person, esp. a sprightly or impertinent young fellow. Also rarely applied to a thing. † In quot. 1674 app. A violent... Oxford English Dictionary
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yerker
ˈyerker [f. yerk v. + -er1.] a. One who yerks; a kicker; a flogger. b. A sudden and very severe blow’ (Jam. 1825).1664 Gouldman Dict. i. (1669), A yerker out, sternax. 1678 Littleton Eng.-Lat. Dict., A yerker or whipster, plagosus Orbilius. Oxford English Dictionary
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capron
▪ I. † ˈcapron1 Obs. Also chappron, (capon). [a. F. capron, NF. dial. form of chaperon hood.] A hood. capron hardy [F. = bold hood or cap; cf. mad-cap, wild-cap, etc.]: an appellation for an impudent fellow.c 1460 Bk. Curtesye (Oriel MS.) lxvi. (1868) 46 To his souereyne Chappron [Caxton capron] har... Oxford English Dictionary
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under-witted
ˌunder-ˈwitted, a. [under-1 10 a.] Of inferior or defective understanding; half-witted.1683 Kennett Erasm. on Folly 18 Cupid..is an under⁓witted whipster. Ibid. 125 The Athenian Commander..was a little underwitted. 1856 Hawthorne Eng. Note-bks. (1870) I. 424, I rather think it [sc. a child] was unde... Oxford English Dictionary
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puny
▪ I. puny, a. and n. (ˈpjuːnɪ) Also 6 puney, 6–7 punie, punye, 7 punay, punee. [Phonetic spelling of puisne, q.v.] A. adj. † 1. Junior; inferior in rank, subordinate: = puisne a. 1, 1 b. Obs.a 1577 Sir T. Smith Commw. Eng. (1609) 64 The officer before whom the Clerke is to take the essoyne, is the p... Oxford English Dictionary
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