whippet

n. (赛跑用的)小灵狗, 轻型战车

发音

US

词形变化

whippets 复数

别名

whippit

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.

  2. 1.

    A cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

greyhound

词源

Probably from whip (“to move quickly”) + -et.

来源：wiktionary