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whipcrackers

whipcrackers is the plural of whipcracker.

Meaning of whipcracker

Noun

whipcracker (plural whipcrackers)

  1. One who cracks a whip.
    • The second Adigar is only entitled to twenty-four spearmen and fifteen whipcrackers. The third, to twenty-four spearmen and twelve whipcrackers. No other headmen are allowed the honour of having whipcrackers.1844, James Selkirk, Recollections of Ceylon, page 65

Questions about whipcrackers

What is whipcrackers the plural of?
Whipcrackers is the plural of whipcracker.

Words near whipcrackers in the dictionary

  1. whipcord
  2. whipcords
  3. whipcordy
  4. whipcrack
  5. whipcracker
  6. whipcrackers
  7. whipcracks
  8. whipcraft
  9. whipee
  10. whipees
  11. whipgraft

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