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puppyship en · NOUN

Etymology

From puppy + -ship.

Meanings

1. (humorous) Informal title applied to a puppy.
   • About this time his master folds up his paper, tells his puppyship, "No, he can't come," and is gone to the office, wherever that is. 1917, C. Arthur Coan, The Fragrant Note Book: Romance and Legend of the Flower Garden and the Bye-Way, G. P. Putnam's Sons, published 1917, page 32:
   • He displaced a warm whimpering bundle of young dog from the fur robe and handed him to Minette. The girl gathered up his puppyship and held him close against her. He curled down contentedly absorbing the warmth of her arms and body. 1921, Mary Briarly, In His Own Image, The Macmillan Company, published 1921, page 60:
   • The puppy, a wee thing, rotund as a butter ball, wandered into the police station several days ago. His puppyship made himself at home immediately. 1905 November 27, “Police Are In Mourning”, in The Spokesman-Review:

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