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1.nounA young offspring of a 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.nounAn insolent youth; a mere child.
3.nounA kind of ship.
4.nounOne of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
5.nounA tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
6.verb(of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth."The bitch whelped."