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Webster 1913 Edition

Whelp

Whelp

,
Noun.
[AS.
hwelp
; akin to D.
welp
, G. & OHG.
welf
, Icel.
hvelpr
, Dan.
hvalp
, Sw.
valp
.]
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.
2.
A child; a youth; – jocosely or in contempt.
That awkward
whelp
with his money bags would have made his entrance.
Addison.
3.
(Naut.)
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
.
4.
One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

Whelp

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Whelped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Whelping
.]
To bring forth young; – said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

Whelp

,
Verb.
T.
To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
Unless she had
whelped
it herself, she could not have loved a thing better.
B. Jonson.
Did thy foul fancy
whelp
so black a scheme?
Young.

Webster 1828 Edition

Whelp

WHELP

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
The young of the canine species, and of several other beasts of prey; a puppy; a cub; as a bear robbed of her whelps; lions whelps.
2.
A son; in contempt.
3.
A young man; in contempt.

WHELP

,
Verb.
I.
To bring forth young, as the female of the canine species and some other beasts of prey.

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