n. [ AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf, Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to. [ 1913 Webster ]
Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme? Young. [ 1913 Webster ]