whippet
pronunciation
How to pronounce whippet in British English:
UK [ˈwɪpɪt]
How to pronounce whippet in American English:
US [ˈhwɪpɪt, ˈwɪp-]
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- Noun:
- small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England
Word Origin
- whippet (n.)
- small, fast type of dog, c. 1600, probably from whip (v.) in the sense of "move quickly" + diminutive suffix -et. Used earlier (1540s) in reference to "a brisk, nimble woman."
Example
- 1. He will be busy with exams next summer , but in a week when unemployment among the uk 's youth rose to its highest level since 1993 , he is one teenager who may not need his whippet 's help to get his next job .