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whappet dial.|ˈhwɒpɪt| Also 9 wappet. [f. *whap, wap n.2 + -et1.] A small dog addicted to ‘wapping’ or yelping.
1577Harrison England iii. vii. (1878) 48 The whappet or prick-eard curre. 1622S. Ward Life of Faith (1627) 62 As the sturdie Steede dashes out the little Whappets braines, so easily doth Death with the least kicke..the stoutest Constitution. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Wappet, a yelping cur. |