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whelpless

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whelp

  [hwelp, welp]
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–noun
1. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
2. a youth, esp. an impudent or despised one.
3. Machinery.
a. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc.
b. any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. (of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE hwelp (c. G Welf); (v.) ME whelpen, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
whelpless, adjective

Synonyms:
2. brat, urchin, whippersnapper.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2whelp
Function: transitive verb
: to give birth to —used of various carnivores and especially the dog whelp intransitivesenses
: to bring forth young
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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