whelp of a capstan

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• Whelp — Whelp, n. [AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf, Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whelp — [hwelp, welp] n. [ME < OE hwelp, akin to Ger welf, ON hvelpr, puppy, prob. < IE * kwel , var. of base * kel , to cry out, call > LOW2, Welsh colwyn, puppy] 1. a young dog; puppy 2. a young lion, tiger, leopard, bear, wolf, etc.; cub 3. a …   English World dictionary

• whelp — n. & v. n. 1 a young dog; a puppy. 2 archaic a cub. 3 an ill mannered child or youth. 4 (esp. in pl.) a projection on the barrel of a capstan or windlass. v.tr. (also absol.) 1 bring forth (a whelp or whelps). 2 derog. (of a human mother) give… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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,… …   Universalium

• whelp — noun chiefly archaic 1》 a puppy.     ↘a cub. 2》 derogatory a boy or young man. 3》 (whelps) 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 …   English new terms dictionary

• whelp — /wɛlp / (say welp) noun 1. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 2. (derogatory) a youth. 3. Machinery a. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges of iron or the like on the barrel of a capstan, windlass …  

• whelps — a set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass. → whelp …   English new terms dictionary