Whelpie

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.

    "Familiars, brownies, water-kelpies, And all the other hellish whelpies; […]"

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puppy

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"Familiars, brownies, water-kelpies, And all the other hellish whelpies; […]"

Etymology

From whelp + -ie.

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