Crossword clues for whippet
whippet
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
small, fast type of dog, c.1600, probably from whip (v.) in the sense of "move quickly" + diminutive suffix -et. Used earlier (1540s) in reference to "a brisk, nimble woman."
Wiktionary
n. 1 A breed of dog, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing. 2 A whippit.
WordNet
n. small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England
Wikipedia
The Whippet (also English Whippet or Snap dog) is a dog breed of medium-size. They are a sighthound breed that originated in England, where they descended from greyhounds. Whippets today still strongly resemble a smaller greyhound. Shown in the Hound group, Whippets have relatively few health problems other than arrhythmia. Whippets also participate in dog sports such as lure coursing, agility, and flyball. The name is derived from an early 17th century word, now obsolete, meaning to ‘move briskly’.
Whippets were originally greyhounds that were deemed unsuitable for hunting because of their size. They were returned to their peasant breeders after being maimed so that they could not be used to hunt and break the forest law. These maimed dogs were bred together and used to catch rats, and hunt rabbits. When the forest law was repealed, these "miniature greyhounds" became popular in the sport of dog racing. This has led to Whippets being described as "the poor man's racehorse." They are still frequently used as racing dogs today, as they have the highest running speed of breeds their weight: and even challenge greyhounds for top speed. Whippets are, however, the fastest accelerating dog in the world.
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Whippet may mean:
Whippet was a brand of safety bicycle designed by C. M. Linley and manufactured by Linley and Briggs. Examples exist from 1885 and 1888. They are notable for their use of springs to suspend the frame. An early external derailleur, that enabled two gear ratios, was available only on Whippet bicycles.
Usage examples of "whippet".
I expected, and Gilbert Whippet of all people thrust a pale face out into the moonlight.
A great deal of what Whippet had said about anonymous letters was true.
Poppy took to her bed, and even Whippet was more solicitous than I had supposed possible.
I took the risk and transferred the honour which I had been reserving for Whippet to himself.
I was so beside myself that I should have charged in and taken what was coming to me, but it was Whippet who kept his head.
Gilbert Whippet, of the Mutual Ordered Life Endowment Company, sometimes called the M.
He took one step back, the reflex step of a man already dead, and crumpled to the floor almost as soundlessly as he had been advancing towards me, the whippet still clutched in his hand.
At night by the fireside, with the pet whippet lying before the hearth and the sea-sound booming beyond the walls, Ashalind regaled her hosts with all the gestes and songs she could recall.
Rounding a mullock heap, she beheld the white whippet from the cottage of the Caidens.
She dared not look back, but it seemed as if the Hunt must be almost on her shoulders, when without warning the whippet disappeared into a hole in a hillock.
Judith left the chamber with her two servants at her heels and a slender whippet slinking behind.
Gilbert Whippet bent over Tonker, who was sitting happily in the darkness.
The first armored vehicle the Provisional Government received was a Rolls-Royce Whippet with a rotating turret containing a Vickers machine gun.
The Whippet was delivered to Portobello Barracks in Dublin, but within a matter of days was sent to Limerick on a training and reconnaissance mission.
On its return trip to Dublin the Whippet stopped at Templemore Barracks for refueling.