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Definition of Eanling
1. n. A lamb just brought forth; a yeanling.
Definition of Eanling
1. Noun. (alternative form of yeanling) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eanling
1. yeanling [n -S] - See also: yeanling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eanling
Literary usage of Eanling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"(E.) eanling is from the verb fan, which \sy-ean without the prefix y- {•= AS ge-).
See Tean. earwig, an insect. (E.) AS lar- u'irga, from its being ..."
2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1916)
"... to bring forth young," from which it is derived, is connected with " eke," below.
eanling (i. 3. 80), a young lamb. eke (iii. 2. 23), verb, to augment, ..."
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