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- chiefly archaic a puppy〈主古〉幼犬, 小狗。
1.1
- a cub幼兽。
1.2
- a boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address)（常用作蔑称）小孩, 小崽子。
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whelps
a set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass（起锚机的）绞盘筒筋。
with obj.
- (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 obj. a bitch due to whelp.将要下崽的母狗。
短语
in whelp
- (of a female dog) pregnant（母狗）怀崽。
词源
Old English hwelp (noun)， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf.