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noun 
  1. the young of a mammal
  2. an insolent youth
  3. one of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
Etymology: From hwelp, cognate with Dutch welp, German Welf, Icelandic hvolpur, Swedish valp.


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