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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Puppy \Pup"py\, n.; pl. {Puppies}. [F. poup[82]e doll, puppet. See {Puppet}, and cf. {Pup}, n.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp. 2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person. I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm. --Addison. | |
