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whelpie

whelpie noun: a small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.

Noun

whelpie (plural whelpies)

  1. A small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.
    • Familiars, brownies, water-kelpies,
      And all the other hellish whelpies; […]1802, William Meston, The Poetical Works of the Ingenious and Learned William Meston, page 37
    • I begged the sailors, at least, not to tease the whelpies any more for that day.1888, Wide Awake, volume 26, page 42

Forms of whelpie

pluralwhelpies

Origin of whelpie

From whelp + -ie.

Questions about whelpie

What does whelpie mean?
Whelpie means a small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.
What part of speech is whelpie?
Whelpie is a noun.
What is the plural of whelpie?
The plural of whelpie is whelpies.

Words near whelpie in the dictionary

  1. whelpday
  2. whelpdays
  3. whelped
  4. whelpeth
  5. whelphood
  6. whelpie
  7. whelpies
  8. whelping
  9. whelping ice
  10. whelpings
  11. whelpish

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