Whip-arse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A schoolmaster. obsolete

    "Feſſe-cul. A Pedanticall whip-arſe."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of whoop-ass. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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"Feſſe-cul. A Pedanticall whip-arſe."

Etymology

From whip + arse. Possibly a calque of French fouette-cul, from fouetter (“to whip”) + cul (“arse”).

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