WHELP


Meaning of WHELP in English

■ noun chiefly archaic

1》 a puppy.

↘a cub.

2》 derogatory a boy or young man.

3》 ( ~s ) a set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass.

■ verb give birth to (a puppy).

Origin

OE hwelp (n.), of Gmc origin.

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