See Also: whooper(medicine)
whooper(dictionary)

BILAN (law) and whooper (iou)


BILAN (law)


BILAN. A book in which bankers, merchants and traders write a statement of all they owe and all that is due to them. This term is used in the French all they owe and all that is due to them. This term is used in the French law, and in the state of Louisiana. 5 N. S; 158. A balance sheet. See 3 N. law, and in the state of Louisiana. 5 N. S; 158. A balance sheet. See 3 N. S. 446, 504. S. 446, 504.

whooper (iou)



whooper noun. . M16.
[from WHOOP verb + -ER1.]
A person who or animal that whoops; spec. (a) = whooper swan below; (b) N. Amer. = whooping crane s.v. WHOOPING ppl adjective.
Comb.: whooper swan a large swan, Cygnus cygnus, which has a yellow and black bill and breeds in northern Eurasia and Greenland.