And when she had finished Pupping, he gave her a fine chunk of meat, which he stole from the fisherman, for he knew that bitter is the hunger of the woman in child-bed, and let her lie on an old sack in the hall, directly against the will of the fisherman.
"Seven Icelandic Short Stories"
Various
The Pupping time was passed when Bass sailed through, and many of the females had gone to sea, as is their habit.
"The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders"
Ernest Scott