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Word: Whelp
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
wɛlp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a puppy.
Short Definition:puppy
Definition:
a boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address)
Short Definition:boy or young man
Examples:- too high and mighty to call her ‘Mam’—isn't that so, whelp?
Definition:
a set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass.
Short Definition:set of projections on barrel of capstan or windlass
Word: Whelp
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
wɛlp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a female dog) give birth to (a puppy)
Short Definition:give birth to
Examples:- Copper whelped seven puppies
- a bitch due to whelp
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