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whip-round


whip–round

noun \ˈhwip-ˌrand, ˈwip-\

Definition of WHIP-ROUND

chiefly British
: a collection of money made usually for a benevolent purpose <had a whip–round to help the couple pay for a Paris honeymoon — The People>

First Known Use of WHIP-ROUND

1887

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