• Fatling

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈfatlɪŋ/

    Origin

    fat + -ling

    Full definition of fatling

    Noun

    fatling

    (plural fatlings)
    1. A young animal (especially a calf or lamb) which has been fattened for slaughter.
      • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII:Lo I have prepared my dynner, myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled, and all thinges are redy, come unto the mariage.
      • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Isaiah 11:6: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 child shall lead them.
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