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noun
sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glassworking.
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History
Apparently an alteration of teaser, referring to it being lighter than formal punitive instruments.
Corrupted from French tiser (“to feed a fire”).
