WHIPPERS-IN
The term '‘whip,’’ used in its hunting sense, originated in the days before hunts, as we now know them, were formed. In the early part of ihe 18th centmy it was the custom in hunting countries for each members of the hunt to keep a few hounds. A hunt servant used to go round early in the morning on hunting days to collect the hounds. This iie did by baiting outside each house and blowing his horn. Thus he “whipped” them. The term “whip,” as used in parliamentary circles, is similarly derived.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 15 February 1933, Page 2
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