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whelp
noun
verb
interjection
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…
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/wɛlp/ /wɛlp/
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noun
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.
An insolent youth; a mere child.
A kind of ship.
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
verb
(of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
“The bitch whelped.”
interjection
Well, typically used in exasperation.
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Example Sentences
The bitch whelped.