whippet
noun
whip·pet
ˈ(h)wi-pət 
: any of a breed of small swift slender dogs used for coursing small game and racing
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Last summer, Louisiana instituted a statewide ban on poppers and whippets.
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Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
With her elegant yet brisk stride, Miuccia, an Italian whippet, beat more than 18,000 dogs to be named best in show at the Crufts dog show Sunday in the English city of Birmingham.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The runner-up was, for the third time, a whippet known as Bourbon.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
With her elegant yet brisk stride, Miuccia, an Italian whippet, beat more than 18,000 dogs to be named best in show at the Crufts dog show Sunday in the English city of Birmingham.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The runner-up was, for the third time, a whippet known as Bourbon.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
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whippet
noun
whip·pet
ˈhwip-ət
ˈwip-
: any of a breed of small swift slender dogs that are often used for hunting small animals or racing
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