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Definition of Oakling
1. n. A young oak.
Definition of Oakling
1. Noun. A young oak tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oakling
1. a young oak [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oakling
Literary usage of Oakling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"and the oakling which will sprout from that acorn will live just as long. ...
I will choke your oakling, and he will not live for three days. ..."
2. Who's who by Henry Robert Addison, Charles Henry Oakes, William John Lawson, Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1897)
"Address: Headquarters of Church Army, 1:10 Edgware Road, London, W., and Dorking.
Club: Sion College. oakling, Hon. Sir John, KCMG; rr. 1893; b. 1828; m. ..."