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Definition of Fatling
1. n. A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used for food.
Definition of Fatling
1. Noun. A young animal (especially a calf or lamb) which has been fattened for slaughter. ¹
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Definition of Fatling
1. a young animal fattened for slaughter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fatling
Literary usage of Fatling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons by S. R. L. Gaussen (1830)
"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the
kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little ..."
2. Manna in the house; or, Daily expositions of the Gospels. St. Matthew (St by Barton Bouchier (1853)
"... and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child
shall lead them." Even so, come, Lord Jesus ! SECTION LXIII. ..."
3. The conciliator, a reconcilement of the apparent contradictions in holy by Menasseh b. Israel (1842)
"And it came to pass, when ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he God helped the
Levites that bare the Ark sacrificed an ox and a fatling. of the Covenant of ..."