any of a breed of slender, swift dog resembling a small greyhound, used esp. as a racing dog
Origin of whippet
diminutive from whipwhippet
whip·petWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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whippet
noun
A dog of a slender breed developed in England for racing, resembling the greyhound but smaller.
Origin of whippet
Probably from whipTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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