Puppies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puppy \Pup"py\, n.; pl. {Puppies}. [F. poup['e]e doll, puppet.
     See {Puppet}, and cf. {Pup}, n.]
     1. (Zool.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common
        dog; a whelp.
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     2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and
        impertinent person.
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              I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy
              with a money bag under each arm.      --Addison.
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