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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