Whelp (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the young of a carnivore, as a dog, bear, lion, seal, etc.
  2. a youth, especially an impudent or despised one.
  3. Machinery.
    • any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc.
    • any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
verb (used with or without object)
  1. (of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).
noun
  1. a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog
  2. a young man or youth
  3. a young child
  4. any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping
verb
  1. (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)
Whelp (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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