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.
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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
Whip"cord` (?), n. A kind of hard- twisted or braided cord, sometimes
used for making whiplashes.
Whip"graft` (?), 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.
Whip"lash` (?), n. The lash of a whip, - - usually made of thongs of
leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
Whip`pa*ree" (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) A large sting ray (Dasybatis, 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 R. 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.
Whip"per (?), n.
1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of
legal whipping.
2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.
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