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Whelp
/wɛlp/
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
📖 Definitions of "Whelp"
noun
- 1
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
- 2
An insolent youth; a mere child.
- 3
A kind of ship.
- 4
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
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