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yearlings

yearlings is the plural of yearling.

Meaning of yearling

Noun

yearling (plural yearlings)

  1. An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).
    • a yearling lamb
  2. A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
  3. (US) A sophomore at West Point military academy.
    • "But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?"
      "If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn."1910, H. Irving Hancock, Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point, page 84
    Synonyms:
    yuck

Phrases with yearlings

Questions about yearlings

What is yearlings the plural of?
Yearlings is the plural of yearling.

Words near yearlings in the dictionary

  1. yeargroups
  2. yearhundred
  3. yearhundreds
  4. yearlies
  5. yearling
  6. yearlings
  7. yearlong
  8. yearly
  9. yearman
  10. yearmen
  11. yearn

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