Editing Whippet (section)

== Name ==
The name "Whippet" is derived from an early seventeenth-century term, now obsolete, meaning "to move briskly."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/whippet.aspx#4 |title=whippet facts, information |publisher=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> 

In the [[Victorian era]], English writers began describing an emerging modern breed of Whippet, also known as the ''snap-dog,'' a term derived from their tendency to readily 'snap up' nearby prey due to their naturally high prey drive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Snap Dog – The History of the Whippet |url=https://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/the-snap-dog-the-history-of-the-whippet/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Canine Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> This breed was primarily developed for catching rabbits, coursing competitions, straight racing, and the growing trend of show fancy.<ref>Dalziel, H., 1879 [ [https://archive.org/details/britishdogstheir00dalzrich/page/44 ''British dogs; their varieties, history, characteristics, breeding, management and exhibition''], London, pp. 45-8.</ref><ref>Shaw, V., 1881, [https://archive.org/details/illustratedbooko00shawrich/page/2548 ''The illustrated book of the dog''], London, pp. 255-58.</ref>