purp
n.β Β«Gov. Andrews related a Texan practice in training dogs with sheep. “A purp is taken from its mother before its eyes are opened and put with an ewe to suckle. After a few times the ewe becomes reconciled to the pup which follows her like a lamb.”Β» ββTraining Dogs” Coshocton Democrat (Ohio) May 24, 1865. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)