bullwhacker
noun
Definition of bullwhacker
1 chiefly West : a driver of an ox wagon or other heavy freight wagon especially in the early settlement of the West
2 chiefly West : bullwhack
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Origin and Etymology of bullwhacker
1bull + whacker
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