whip-arse
whip-arse · whip-arses
A schoolmasterA schoolmaster.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A schoolmaster.
Origin
From whip + arse. Possibly a calque of French fouette-cul, from fouetter (“to whip”) + culFrom whip + arse. Possibly a calque of French fouette-cul, from fouetter (“to whip”) + cul (“arse”).
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