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horseling

horseling noun: a young or little horse; foal; pony.

Noun

horseling (plural horselings)

  1. A young or little horse; foal; pony.
    • Two of these that she was about to chase and fondle, were not aristocratic horselings, they were but the rough and sturdy children of rough and sturdy dams and sires ; born to the plough, and the heavy waggon, [...]1874, Bertha De Jongh, The sisters Lawless
    • Thork astride the pony raced after, the horseling running in sheer panic.2002, Dennis L. McKiernan, Dragondoom
    Synonyms:
    horselet

Synonyms of horseling

Forms of horseling

pluralhorselings

Origin of horseling

From horse + -ling.

Questions about horseling

What does horseling mean?
Horseling means a young or little horse; foal; pony.
What part of speech is horseling?
Horseling is a noun.
What is the plural of horseling?
The plural of horseling is horselings.

Words near horseling in the dictionary

  1. horselessness
  2. horselet
  3. horselets
  4. horselike
  5. horseliness
  6. horseling
  7. horselings
  8. horselitter
  9. horselitters
  10. horseload
  11. horseloads

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