n. (Zool.)
n. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [ Colloq. ] “Little whippersnappers like you.” T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a & n. from Whip, v. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whipping post,
n. [ See Whip, and cf. Whiffletree. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[ People ] cut their own whippletree in the woodlot. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]