buffalo vs whelp

buffalo

noun
  • A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison. 

  • The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.). 

  • Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis. 

  • A nickel. 

verb
  • To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate. 

  • To hunt buffalo. 

whelp

noun
  • A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub. 

  • One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship. 

  • An insolent youth; a mere child. 

  • A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog). 

verb
  • To give birth. 

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