Front | whelp \hwelp, welp\ |
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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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