Whelp help

Posted by R. Berg on December 03, 2002

In Reply to: Bitch in whelp posted by Peter on December 03, 2002

: I want to use the term "bitch in whelp" to mean a female dog that is pregnant but has not given birth. Is this the correct usage? I cannot find the phrase in my reference books. Thanks.

The Oxford English Dictionary says "in whelp," meaning pregnant, is obsolete, so it won't do unless, for example, you're writing a historical novel and you have a character use the expression.

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