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Young Verb Give Birth Whelp Hwelp Welp Noun

Front whelp \hwelp, welp\
Back noun
1. A young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf.
2. A child; a youth. An impudent young fellow.
3. A tooth of a sprocket wheel. Nautical. Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan.

verb intr.
To give birth to whelps or a whelp.

verb tr.
To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).

[Middle English, from Old English hwelp.]

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