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softlings

softlings is the plural of softling.

Meaning of softling

Noun

softling (plural softlings)

  1. (archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.
    • Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender.1576, John Woolton, The Christian Manuell

Questions about softlings

What is softlings the plural of?
Softlings is the plural of softling.

Words near softlings in the dictionary

  1. softliest
  2. softlifting
  3. softline
  4. softlines
  5. softling
  6. softlings
  7. softlink
  8. softlinks
  9. softload
  10. softloaded
  11. softloading

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