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puppies |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Puppy \Pup"py\, n.; pl {Puppies}. [F. poup['e]e doll, puppet. See {Puppet}, and cf {Pup}, n.] 1. (Zo["o]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.
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