1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
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Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Police found the unresponsive pup with a laceration on its head in the pickup’s floorboard.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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The pup is up for adoption after the SPCA said she was left outside its Philadelphia headquarters overnight Tuesday, May 7.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Police found the unresponsive pup with a laceration on its head in the pickup’s floorboard.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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