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n. [ OE. whippe. See Whip, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod. “[ A ] whip's lash.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is supposed to drive the horses of the sun. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mach.) (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. (b) The long pennant. See Pennant (a) [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Eng. Politics) (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed. (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

8. (Mech.) Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion, as a spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit, or a rocking certain piano actions. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Whip and spur, with the utmost haste. --
Whip crane, or
Whip purchase, a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle. --
Whip gin. See Gin block, under 5th Gin. --
Whip grafting. See under Grafting. --
Whip hand, the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a person. Dryden. --
Whip ray (Zool.), the European eagle ray. See under Ray. --
Whip roll (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest. --
Whip scorpion (Zool.), any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to Thelyphonus and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting. --
Whip snake (Zool.), any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake (Philodryas viridissimus) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also emerald whip snake. (b) The coachwhip snake. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner. [ 1913 Webster ]

With speed from thence he whipped. Sackville. [ 1913 Webster ]

Two friends, traveling, met a bear upon the way; the one whips up a tree, and the other throws himself flat upon the ground. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Whipgrafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Whipgrafting. ] To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner. See Whip grafting, under Grafting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked. [ PJC ]

3. a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip. [ PJC ]

4. a whiplash injury. [ PJC ]

n. an injury to the neck caused by the sudden motion of the head backward and forward, as occurs to the occupants of a vehicle hit from behind by another vehicle. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) (a) A large sting ray (Dasybatis Sayi, or Trygon Sayi) native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large spines on the body and tail. (b) A large sting ray (Rhinoptera bonasus, or Rhinoptera quadriloba) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front, whence it is also called cow-nosed ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Spinning) A kind of simple willow. [ 1913 Webster ]