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(1):

(v. t.) To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.

(2):

(n.) One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.

(3):

(n.) A child; a youth; - jocosely or in contempt.

(4):

(n.) 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.

(5):

(n.) One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

(6):

(v. i.) To bring forth young; - said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whelp'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whelp.html. 1828.
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