"whippet" meaning in English

See whippet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whippet.wav Forms: whippets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪt Etymology: Probably from whip (“to move quickly”) + -et. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|whip|et|t1=to move quickly}} whip (“to move quickly”) + -et Head templates: {{en-noun}} whippet (plural whippets)
  1. A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing. Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Translations (a dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing): whippet (Finnish), szalonagár (Hungarian), chart angielski whippet [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-whippet-en-noun-zFheUUEv Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 56 44 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -et, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whippet.wav Forms: whippets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪt Etymology: From whipped cream, since "whippits" are typically sold in the United States for use in making whipped cream. Etymology templates: {{from|en|whipped cream}} whipped cream Head templates: {{en-noun}} whippet (plural whippets)
  1. (slang) A cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Dogs, Sighthounds Synonyms: nang, whippit
    Sense id: en-whippet-en-noun-hqrSyxXx Disambiguation of Dogs: 41 59 Disambiguation of Sighthounds: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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