† ˈdunderwhelp Obs.
[see above.]
A dunderheaded ‘whelp’, a contemptible blockhead.
| 1621 Fletcher Wild-Goose Chase iii. i, What a purblind puppy was I!.. What a dunder-whelp, To let him domineer thus! a 1625 ― Women Pleased ii. vi, You know what a dunder-whelp [Folio 1, dundierwhelp] my master is. |