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whip-arses

whip-arses is the plural of whip-arse.

Meaning of whip-arse

Noun

whip-arse (plural whip-arses)

  1. (obsolete) A schoolmaster.
    • Feſſe-cul. A Pedanticall whip-arſe.1611, Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, page FES-FES
    Synonyms:
    bum-brusher, flog-bottom

Questions about whip-arses

What is whip-arses the plural of?
Whip-arses is the plural of whip-arse.

Words near whip-arses in the dictionary

  1. whip zoom
  2. whip zooms
  3. whip-around
  4. whip-arounds
  5. whip-arse
  6. whip-arses
  7. whip-belly
  8. whip-belly vengeance
  9. whip-creamed
  10. whip-creamier
  11. whip-creamiest

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