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fairling

fairling noun: a fairing; a present brought from a fair.

Noun

fairling (plural fairlings)

  1. (archaic) A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
    • "And we shan't have a nice new horse, and lots o' golden money to buy fairlings! And Tess won't look pretty in her best cloze no mo-o-ore!"1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Forms of fairling

pluralfairlings

Origin of fairling

From fair + -ling?

Questions about fairling

What does fairling mean?
Fairling means a fairing; a present brought from a fair.
What part of speech is fairling?
Fairling is a noun.
What is the plural of fairling?
The plural of fairling is fairlings.

Words near fairling in the dictionary

  1. fairlier
  2. Fairlies
  3. fairliest
  4. Fairlight
  5. fairlike
  6. fairling
  7. fairlings
  8. Fairlop
  9. fairly
  10. fairly and squarely
  11. fairmaid

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