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WHELP, n. [L.]
WHELP, v.i. To bring forth young, as the female of the canine species and some other beasts of prey.
One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey] a
puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
"A bear robbed of her
whelps." 2 Sam. xvii. 8. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in
contempt.
That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance. Addison. One of the longitudinal ribs or
ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural;
as, the whelps of a windlass.
One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
To bring forth young] -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts
of prey.
To bring forth, as cubs or
young; to give birth to.
Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better. B. Jonson. Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme? Young. | ||||||||