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whip·per-in

(wĭp′ər-ĭn′, hwĭp′-)

n. pl. whip·pers-in (wĭp′ərz-, hwĭp′-)

1. Sports A person who assists the huntsman in handling a pack of hounds in foxhunting.

2. The whip in a legislative body.

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whipper-in

n, pl whippers-in

(Hunting) a person employed to assist the huntsman managing the hounds in a hunt

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whipper-in - huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds

assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

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whipper-in

[ˈwɪpərˈɪn] N (whippers-in (pl)) (Hunting) → montero/a m/f que cuida los perros de caza

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whipper-in

n → Pikör(in) m(f), → Vorreiter(in) m(f) (bei der Parforcejagd)

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When Bobby Dawson a whipper-in for the Bilsdale Hunt died in 1902 the parson refused permission for a memorial stone Celtic cross bearing a fox, horn and whip to enter the church yard at St Hilda's Chop Gate so it stood outside the church gates for 12 years.

TEESSIDE TRIVIA

"I'd only been off a couple of months, I was whipper-in for the Fife Hunt, but I missed it badly.

Ryan marks comeback in Grand style; HORSE RACING

Jeremy Carter-Manning QC, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said it was not in the public interest to continue proceedings against hunt master Vanessa Lambert, a director of the hunt, and whipper-in Duncan Hame following guilty pleas from the other three defendants.

PM's local hunt fined for chasing a fox

In his capacity as whipper-in for the Ward Union Staghounds, he was headbutted by a stag shortly after the 2003 festival, and sat out a week of racing before the 2005 event after a fall out on the Friday hunt.

Carberry to have injury to collarbone assessed

She was trying to prove they were flouting the ban on foxhunting when she clashed with Marles, who was the hunt's whipper-in.

Hunt 'brute rammed me into a ditch' COURT

The idea, hatched by the ubiquitous charity whipper-in Nick Venning, was to give the city wall ahs a taste of what it's like for those who have to sleep rough every night.

Global warming aids Corporate Sleep Out braves

Whipper-in Matt hew Kitchen- Dunn said: "The YAA has been there for us when we've needed them, for example, when someone's had an eck injury.

Hunt makes big donation

Winning at the Royal Welsh was a first for the Clettwr Team - consisting of whipper-in Ioan Thomas riding his own Murphy; Catrin Jones on her diminutive Cardi, Sarah Jones on Bubbles and sister Alison on Ginny.

Proud hunt team pull off victory

Judge Mr V Mathews spoke highly of the quality of stock exhibited by huntsman Dylan Davies and whipper-in Iolo Humphreys.

Morale remains high at Eryri Hunt Puppy Show

In the 18th Century when parties began to organise in parliament the job of 'whipper-in' began to emerge to make sure the government had enough votes to get its business through.

COMMON'S TOUCH

Linda Stott, 42, a children's nurse from Cross Crake, near Kendal, arrived on Tyneside with daughter Eve, 10, and son Calum, 14, who is already an honorary joint whipper-in with the Coniston Fox Hounds.

`We look after the countryside'

But it will be sad to see the end of one of the countryside's oldest professions - the 'whipper-in'.