whelp
/wɛlp/noun
Middle School
1
A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
2
An insolent youth; a mere child.
3
A kind of ship.
4
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
5
A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
#derogatory#obsolete
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