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whippet tank

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whip⋅pet

[whip-it, wip-]
–noun
1. one of a breed of small, swift dogs resembling a greyhound, used for hunting rabbits and for racing.
2. Also called whippet tank. a fast, light tank used by the British in World War I.

Origin:
1490–1500; perh. alter. of phrase whip it move briskly
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whippet 
"small, fast type of dog," 1610, probably from whip in the sense of "move quickly" + dim. suffix -et Used earlier (1550) in ref. to "a brisk, nimble woman."
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