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whoa break

whoa break
 v. phr.— «I start whoa-breaking them up there and then taking them to the whoa post.… After I whoa-break them, I introduce them to the birds again. When they enter the planted bird’s scent cone, I say, “Whoa.”» —“The new dog men” by Bill Tarrant Field & Stream (94) Jan. 1, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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