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devilings

devilings is the plural of deviling.

Meaning of deviling

Noun

deviling (plural devilings)

  1. A small or young devil.
    • Away French ſtallion, now you have a Barbary mare of your own, go leap her, and engender young devillings.1616–1619 (first performance), John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, Nathan Field, “The Knight of Malta”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […]...
    Synonyms:
    devilet, devilette

Questions about devilings

What is devilings the plural of?
Devilings is the plural of deviling.

Words near devilings in the dictionary

  1. devilette
  2. devilettes
  3. devilfish
  4. devilfishes
  5. deviling
  6. devilings
  7. devilish
  8. devilishly
  9. devilishness
  10. devilishnesses
  11. devilism

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