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mortlings

mortlings is the plural of mortling.

Meaning of mortling

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

Questions about mortlings

What is mortlings the plural of?
Mortlings is the plural of mortling.

Words near mortlings in the dictionary

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

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