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whippet

noun

whip·​pet ˈ(h)wi-pət How to pronounce whippet (audio)
: any of a breed of small swift slender dogs used for coursing small game and racing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There were images of a whippet wearing a raincoat, rescue puppies on sandy beaches. Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Police found about 3,000 whippet canisters, some used and others still in boxes, in the man’s apartment. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 May 2022 One whippet might provide users with a 30- to 45-second high, which is why, Kellogg said, whippets can quickly pile up in the street. Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022 Brodie, an Azawakh, a sighthound related to the greyhound and whippet, was rescued by Louisa Crook as a puppy after he was hit by a car and then neglected. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 23 Nov. 2021 In 1998, Shubitz’s dog, a whippet named Arrow, was diagnosed with Valley fever. Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2021 Goodall was sharing the Gothic-style house (built in 1872) with her sister, Judy, Judy’s daughter and grandchildren, and an aging rescue whippet named Bean. Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 There will be a whippet named Bourbon and a Pekingese named Wasabi. New York Times, 13 June 2021 One is Bourbon the whippet, the prestigious show's runner-up last year and the winner of the huge American Kennel Club National Championship show in December. Jennifer Peltz, Star Tribune, 12 June 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably from whip entry 1

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whippet was in 1610

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