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Definition or meaning of the English word Whelp
A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt. (n.). To bring forth; as cubs or young; to give birth to. (v. t.). To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey. (v. i.). 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. (n.). One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as; a lion's whelps. (n.). One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel. (n.). |
