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be sold a pup Definition


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pup
noun
    1. A young dog.
    2. The young of other animals, eg the seal, wolf and rat. Compare cub.
verb
    intr
    pupped, pupping
    1. To give birth to pups.
Idiom: be sold a pup
    colloq
    To be swindled.
Idiom: in pup
    Said of a bitch: pregnant.
Etymology: 18c: from puppy.



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