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whippet, breed of small, slender hound hound, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred to hunt animals. Most of the dogs in this group hunt by scent, their quarry ranging from such large game as bear or elk to small game and vermin; ground scenters trail slowly with the head ..... Click the link for more information. developed in England in the mid-18th cent. It stands between 18 and 22 in. (45.7–55.8 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 20 lb (9 kg). Its close-lying, smooth coat may be any color but is usually white, tan, or gray. Developed from crosses of greyhound, terrier, and, later, Italian greyhound, the whippet was used for coursing hares in an enclosed area, a sport that became popular when bullbaiting and bearbaiting were outlawed. Today it is raised primarily as a race dog and pet. See dog dog, carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g. ..... Click the link for more information. . whippet) Whippet (credit: Sally Anne Thompson/EB Inc.) |
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Suddenly stories about inhaling whipped cream cans - whippets - and Dust-Off, called dusting, filled the classroom. 106) The three divisions of the Cavalry Corps--with their attached Whippet tank battalions--that had been bivouacked in the Somme valley between Flixecourt and Amiens, began their approach marches to their assembly areas during the evening of August 6th/7th and arrived in location just west of Amiens by the morning. Even the simple subject of a typically small painting--for instance, Camp's portrait of a woman in blue gathering in her arms a whippet that's really too big for he r to hold--seems to have been painted while the canvas was constantly rotating on the wall. |
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