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单词 whelp
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Definition of whelp in English:

whelp

noun wɛlp(h)wɛlp
archaic
  • 1A puppy.

    〈主古〉幼犬,小狗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometimes mothers will really put up a fuss about me taking their new whelps and putting them in a puppy box.
    Synonyms
    hound, canine, mongrel, cur, tyke
    1. 1.1 A cub.
      幼兽
      let the lioness suckle her whelps
      Synonyms
      baby
  • 2A boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address)

    (常用作蔑称)小孩,小崽子

    too high and mighty to call her ‘Mam’—isn't that so, whelp?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only prize a churlish young whelp like you should get is a good hiding!
    • I cannot describe to you my shock and fear at being woken by the vulgarities of a loutish young whelp, who had driven his auto-mobile next to the chamber's small window.
    • It was directed at those same teachers and bourgeois parents whose sanctions and strictures many of us young whelps so deeply resented.
    • I remember your little friend shoving you into one before she because a pincushion, and you blasted me from there, you little whelp.
    • What I want to know Nago is if that whelp of a boy is going through with his orders.
  • 3whelpsNautical
    A set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass.

    (起锚机的)绞盘筒筋

verb wɛlp(h)wɛlp
[with object]
  • (of a female dog) give birth to (a puppy)

    (母狗)下(崽),产(子)

    Copper whelped seven puppies

    科珀产下七只小狗。

    no object a bitch due to whelp

    将要下崽的母狗。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No one knows for certain when the first Rottweiler came to America, but the first litter of Rotties whelped in this country was born in 1930.
    • Make it sloppy food for the first few days after the whelping.
    • Debra has sent me a copy of a well-written piece on Norwich Terriers from Dog World a few years ago, which sums up the breed's difficulty whelping rather well, I thought.
    • If she is too exhausted to eat right after whelping, she will be ready by the next day most usually.
    • The son of a Sussex spaniel sire and a field spaniel dam, Obo was whelped in 1879.
    • About two or two-and-a-half weeks to go now till whelping.
    • It is always a good idea to take your mom to the vet shortly after whelping to be sure she has not retained a placenta or even a dead puppy that will need to be expelled.
    • That same year the kennel registered the first Doberman in the American Kennel Club Stud Book, Doberman Intelectus, whelped June 20, 1908.
    • Twenty-four hours later, I was assembling the £50 Newborn flatpack, which arrived complete with fake fleece lining and a guide to whelping.
    • The length of most bitch pregnancies is 63 days and most show signs when they are just about ready to whelp.
    • My dogs also like Pedigree Canned Puppy food right after whelping.
    • Not all shih-tzu mothers do what they are suppose to do, and in these cases, a breeder must act quickly to save the newly whelped shih-tzu puppy.
    • I myself signed off on the plan before you were whelped, and it has ensured that I stay rich and powerful long after I should have been dead.
    • And we expect that she'll whelp any time from this weekend.
    • Her attitude can affect her puppies in utero and then later after whelping as well.
    • It was the first outing for both of these young brindle bitches which were whelped in February and March 02.
    • If more than four contractures there may be a problem if the Shih Tzu puppy has not been whelped.
    • The gloves were off from an early stage as a host of young greyhounds whelped January ‘01 or later went in search of the prize.

Phrases

  • in whelp

    • (of a female dog) pregnant.

      (母狗)怀崽

      busy time ahead if she is in whelp
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All puppies are kept in the cool basement in the hot weather, and during the summer our bitches in whelp are kept there also.
      • Do not feed to bitches in whelp, Can be used long-term, although a break is recommended as necessary.
      • After 65 days and what I thought was a bitch in whelp, has turned out to be a full blown phantom pregnancy.
      • The only sure way to tell if she is pregnant will be to have a scan at around 4-5 weeks, and she will be ‘pregnant’ or in whelp for around 59-63 days.
      • Even with this regime, it took one of the bitches four seasons before she finally proved in whelp.
      • It is a sure indication that the bitch is in whelp and it will last throughout the rest of the pregnancy, but if the colour of the discharge changes another 5 day course is advisable.
      • I now have 5 of the new breed after importing a bitch in whelp from Sweden and then breeding my Grand Champion bitch this year.
      • Its over hour drive there and back - with her being in whelp don't think that is good idea.
      • Hohenbruck, Thornton's first German shorthaired pointer, arrived in Missoula in whelp.
      • I have found it pays best to give the bitch in whelp a generous feed of raw meat daily.

Origin

Old English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf.

Rhymes

help, kelp, yelp

Definition of whelp in US English:

whelp

noun(h)wɛlp(h)welp
  • 1A puppy.

    〈主古〉幼犬,小狗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometimes mothers will really put up a fuss about me taking their new whelps and putting them in a puppy box.
    Synonyms
    hound, canine, mongrel, cur, tyke
    1. 1.1 A cub.
      幼兽
      Synonyms
      baby
    2. 1.2 A boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address).
      (常用作蔑称)小孩,小崽子
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The only prize a churlish young whelp like you should get is a good hiding!
      • I remember your little friend shoving you into one before she because a pincushion, and you blasted me from there, you little whelp.
      • It was directed at those same teachers and bourgeois parents whose sanctions and strictures many of us young whelps so deeply resented.
      • What I want to know Nago is if that whelp of a boy is going through with his orders.
      • I cannot describe to you my shock and fear at being woken by the vulgarities of a loutish young whelp, who had driven his auto-mobile next to the chamber's small window.
    3. 1.3whelps A set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass, designed to reduce the slippage of a rope.
      (起锚机的)绞盘筒筋
verb(h)wɛlp(h)welp
[with object]
  • (of a female dog) give birth to (a puppy)

    (母狗)下(崽),产(子)

    Copper whelped seven puppies

    科珀产下七只小狗。

    no object a bitch due to whelp

    将要下崽的母狗。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No one knows for certain when the first Rottweiler came to America, but the first litter of Rotties whelped in this country was born in 1930.
    • If she is too exhausted to eat right after whelping, she will be ready by the next day most usually.
    • About two or two-and-a-half weeks to go now till whelping.
    • If more than four contractures there may be a problem if the Shih Tzu puppy has not been whelped.
    • The gloves were off from an early stage as a host of young greyhounds whelped January ‘01 or later went in search of the prize.
    • Debra has sent me a copy of a well-written piece on Norwich Terriers from Dog World a few years ago, which sums up the breed's difficulty whelping rather well, I thought.
    • It was the first outing for both of these young brindle bitches which were whelped in February and March 02.
    • Twenty-four hours later, I was assembling the £50 Newborn flatpack, which arrived complete with fake fleece lining and a guide to whelping.
    • It is always a good idea to take your mom to the vet shortly after whelping to be sure she has not retained a placenta or even a dead puppy that will need to be expelled.
    • The son of a Sussex spaniel sire and a field spaniel dam, Obo was whelped in 1879.
    • I myself signed off on the plan before you were whelped, and it has ensured that I stay rich and powerful long after I should have been dead.
    • Make it sloppy food for the first few days after the whelping.
    • The length of most bitch pregnancies is 63 days and most show signs when they are just about ready to whelp.
    • Not all shih-tzu mothers do what they are suppose to do, and in these cases, a breeder must act quickly to save the newly whelped shih-tzu puppy.
    • That same year the kennel registered the first Doberman in the American Kennel Club Stud Book, Doberman Intelectus, whelped June 20, 1908.
    • Her attitude can affect her puppies in utero and then later after whelping as well.
    • And we expect that she'll whelp any time from this weekend.
    • My dogs also like Pedigree Canned Puppy food right after whelping.

Phrases

  • in whelp

    • (of a female dog) pregnant.

      (母狗)怀崽

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The only sure way to tell if she is pregnant will be to have a scan at around 4-5 weeks, and she will be ‘pregnant’ or in whelp for around 59-63 days.
      • Hohenbruck, Thornton's first German shorthaired pointer, arrived in Missoula in whelp.
      • All puppies are kept in the cool basement in the hot weather, and during the summer our bitches in whelp are kept there also.
      • I have found it pays best to give the bitch in whelp a generous feed of raw meat daily.
      • Its over hour drive there and back - with her being in whelp don't think that is good idea.
      • Even with this regime, it took one of the bitches four seasons before she finally proved in whelp.
      • I now have 5 of the new breed after importing a bitch in whelp from Sweden and then breeding my Grand Champion bitch this year.
      • Do not feed to bitches in whelp, Can be used long-term, although a break is recommended as necessary.
      • It is a sure indication that the bitch is in whelp and it will last throughout the rest of the pregnancy, but if the colour of the discharge changes another 5 day course is advisable.
      • After 65 days and what I thought was a bitch in whelp, has turned out to be a full blown phantom pregnancy.

Origin

Old English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf.

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