whippet
whip·pet / ˈ(h)wipit/ • n. a dog of a small slender breed originally produced as a cross between the greyhound and the terrier or spaniel, bred for racing.ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: partly from obsolete whippet ‘move briskly.’
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