Word: whipperin
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...Originally an English parliamentary usage deriving from the fox-hunting functionary who controls the movement of the hounds and is called the whipperin. In the House of Commons the majority chief whip enjoys an extremely close relationship with the Prime Minister. The chief whip is also frequently the party official in charge of patronage. Edward Heath used this post under Harold Macmillan as a steppingstone to the Tory leadership...
Your caption is wrong for the foxhunting picture of July 2. Your hounds are merely resting in pack with their huntsman and a whipperin...
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