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drakelings

drakelings is the plural of drakeling.

Meaning of drakeling

Noun

drakeling (plural drakelings)

  1. A young drake (male duck).
    • Good night, darling; take that kiss to your respected mother, and tell her with my compliments that we can’t afford to make ducks and drakes of the romance of our little pet’s life: she will hatch those birds for herself in due time, and remain cluck-clucking, wisely, but sadly, like a perplexed...1858, “Edith Clarel: A Story from Three Points of View”, in The Money Bag: Literature, Politics, Finance, volume I, number 4, London: Daniel F. Oakey, […], page 232
    Synonyms:
    drakelet

Questions about drakelings

What is drakelings the plural of?
Drakelings is the plural of drakeling.

Words near drakelings in the dictionary

  1. Drakefords
  2. drakelet
  3. drakelets
  4. Drakeley
  5. drakeling
  6. drakelings
  7. Drakelow
  8. Drakensberg
  9. drakes
  10. Drakes Broughton
  11. Drakes Broughton and Wadborough

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