| 单词 | whelp |
| 释义 | whelp —whelpless, adj. /hwelp, welp/, n. 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. Mach. 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. v.t. , v.i. 4. (of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young). [bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE hwelp (c. G Welf); (v.) ME whelpen, deriv. of the n.] Syn. 2. brat, urchin, whippersnapper. |
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