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whipper-in
[ˌ(h)wɪpə(r)'ɪn]
сущ.
охот. выжлятник, доезжачий (охотник, ведающий гончими)
уст.; разг. лошадь, пришедшая последней (на скачках, бегах)
полит.; уст.; = whip 1., 4), а)
Examples from texts
He was your grandfather's chief huntsman and whipper-in.Это был главный ловчий и доезжачий вашего дедушки.Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1Записки охотника т.1Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But you weren't a child, I suppose, when you were a whipper-in?'Да ты, чай, не ребенком в доезжачие попал?Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1Записки охотника т.1Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
'I had different duties; at first I found myself a page; I have been a postilion, a gardener, and a whipper-in.'– А в разных должностях состоял: сперва в казачках находился, фалетором был, садовником, а то и доезжачим.Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1Записки охотника т.1Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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Word forms
whipper-in
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | whipper-in | whipper-ins |
| Possessive case | whipper-in's | whipper-ins' |