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The name "Whippet" is derived from an early seventeenth-century term, now obsolete, meaning "to move briskly." [14]In the Victorian era, English writers began describing an emerging modern breed of Whippet, also known as the snap-dog, a term derived from their tendency to readily 'snap up' nearby prey due to their naturally high prey drive. [15]
The design by Wilson had elements of both the Mark I and the Whippet: a similar but smaller tracked rhomboid chassis of the former and fixed turret like the latter. A novel feature was the separate compartment in the back, housing the 100 hp (75 kW) engine (a four-cylinder shortened Ricardo design) and behind it the epicyclic transmission.
Whippet: Hound: Mrs L Yacoby-Wright [66] 2005: Am Ch/Ch. Cracknor Cause Celebre: Norfolk Terrier: Terrier: Elizabeth Matell, Pam Beale and Stephanie Ingram [67] 2006: Am Ch. Caitland Isle Take a Chance: Australian Shepherd: Pastoral: Nancy Resetar [68] 2007: Ch/Am Ch. Araki Fabulous Willy: Tibetan Terrier: Utility: Mr John Shaw and Mr Neil ...
A 2021 New York state law banned the sale of "whipped cream chargers" to anyone under 21 to crack down on recreational whippet use and prevent the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges.
A quiz is a form of mind sport in which people attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and skills, or simply as a hobby .
Ashley's Ice Cream is a popular ice cream shop located on the Connecticut shoreline named after Ashley Whippet. From the beginning, when it opened in 1979 near Yale University , Ashley's celebrated the history of the Frisbee , which first gained popularity as a college craze on Yale's campus, where the students threw pie pans from the Frisbie ...
Whippet (B3 locomotive), a 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotive; Whippet (bicycle), an 1880s safety bicycle; Whippet (car), a brand of small cars; Austin Whippet, a British single-seat light aircraft; Blériot-Whippet, a British four-wheeled cyclecar; Medium Mark A Whippet, a British tank; USS Whippet, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
Lurcher is an old English term for a crossbred dog; specifically, the result of mating a sighthound with a dog of another type, typically a working breed.The term was first used with this meaning in 1668; it is considered to be derived from the verb lurch, apparently a variant form of lurk, meaning lurk or steal.