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whelp    (hwlp, wlp) KEY  

NOUN:

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

VERB:
whelped , whelp·ing , whelps
VERB:
intr.

To give birth to whelps or a whelp.

VERB:
tr.

To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English hwelp

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