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mortling

mortling noun: an animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.

Noun

mortling (countable and uncountable, plural mortlings)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.
  2. (UK, archaic) Wool taken from a dead sheep.
    Synonyms:
    morling

Synonyms of mortling

Forms of mortling

pluralmortlings

Origin of mortling

From mort + -ling. Compare morkin.

Questions about mortling

What does mortling mean?
Mortling means an animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.
What part of speech is mortling?
Mortling is a noun.
What is the plural of mortling?
The plural of mortling is mortlings.

Words near mortling in the dictionary

  1. mortisers
  2. mortises
  3. mortising
  4. Mortlake
  5. Mortleman
  6. mortling
  7. mortlings
  8. Mortlock
  9. Mortlockese
  10. mortmain
  11. mortmainer

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