whippet
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- noun
- /ˈwɪpɪt/
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whippet
- At the dog show, the whippet won first place for its speed and elegance.
- whippet-thin
- whippet, a dog
- lean as a whippet
Examples
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Maggie ran ahead of him down the path in the failing light, the sleek gray whippet, Mathematics, moving gracefully at her side.
Fiction book (2002) -
I HAVE A WHIPPET AND A COUPLE OF VERY ANNOYING TERRIERS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
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All right, do you know what a whippet is?
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A speedy whippet was in the lead, and I was not far behind.
Blog text (31) -
So people who have seen a whippet will envision this very, very, very thin dog that looks something like a greyhound.
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One time when I was a girl, Dad and me took Sammy and Murphy, our whippets, to a dog show in Pontypridd.
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When she's not writing, she's riding horses and spending time with her whippet puppy, Josie.
Blog text (4) -
Whippets share the greyhound shape, you know, but they're smaller, more compact.
Fiction book (1992) -
Julian noticed three young men, thin as whippets, their scruffy clothes flecked with city soot, their fingers stained with ink.
Fiction book (1993) -
My friend has a whippet that loves to run at the park.
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Etymology
The word whippet likely comes from the English word whip, which meant 'to move quickly', plus the small ending -et. So a whippet is like a 'little quick one', which fits this small, fast dog often used for racing.