Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of a breed of swift, short-haired dog developed in England for racing, resembling the greyhound but smaller.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of dog, in breed between a greyhound and a spaniel.
Wiktionary
- n. A breed of dog, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.
- n. A whippit.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England
Etymologies
- Probably from whip.
Examples
“A whippet is a cookie that is only made in Montreal.”
“LONDON - A study has found that pet dogs can cost a huge amount of money, like the whippet, which is the most expensive breed of dog, costing its owner a staggering 66,000 pounds in its lifetime.”
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““A whippet is a dog that’s shy and sensitive at first,” Liberty told him, “but gets braver and is really loyal to its friends.””
“The whippet-thin Mr. Callas, whose visually oriented brand of humor included celebrity impressions, was a regular guest on TV variety and talk shows in the 1960s and '70s including "The Merv Griffin Show," Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show" and the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.”
“After years spent at Bloomberg LP, where customer service is key to selling, I move like a whippet when asked to do something.”
The Huffington Post: Betsy Perry: Customer Service: Exactly Who Is Minding the Store These Days?
“Three folk were injured today when a whippet jacknifed in 'Uddersfield ...”
“You need a bong with a long tube, and then a whippet cracker that has only one hole.”
Matthew Yglesias » Allies Call for Withdrawal of US Tactical Nuclear Weapons From Europe
“But I think you may have missed the whippet bong concept.”
Matthew Yglesias » Allies Call for Withdrawal of US Tactical Nuclear Weapons From Europe
“The shuttered interior in Freud's house in Notting Hill was recorded in several large paintings, one now in a Dallas museum: a long-time friend, Francis Wyndham, sits reading in the foreground, whippet at his feet, and in the space beyond, a hybrid Jerry Hall/David Dawson nurses her son.”
“Traffic in Puget Sound is so bad that bicycling has become the sport of grizzled bums, high energy whippet like software engineers, and action crazed suburban boys.”
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