whelpie

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whelpie

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From whelp + -ie.

noun whelpies

  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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@misc{whelpie_2026,
  title = {whelpie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whelpie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}