About The Word Whelp
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What's The Definition Of Whelp?
[n] young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
[v] birth; of dogs Synonyms | Synonyms for Whelp: pup | pup Related Terms | Find terms related to Whelp: See Also | litter | puppy | young mammal Whelp In Webster's Dictionary \Whelp\, n. [AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf,
Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp.]
1. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a
cub; as, a lion's whelps. ``A bear robbed of her whelps.''
--2 Sam. xvii. 8.
2. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
That awkward whelp with his money bags would have
made his entrance. --Addison.
3. (Naut.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the
barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the
plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.
4. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
\Whelp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whelped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whelping}.] To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey. \Whelp\, v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to. Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better. --B. Jonson. Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme? --Young. |
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