fatling
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fatling
Example Sentences
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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together...
From The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi
They accompanied themselves with castanets, and, though the little fatling toed in and wore a common dress of blue-striped gingham, I am afraid she won our hearts from her graceful rival.
From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean
The pen where the fatling hogs were was close to the log house, it had a long, low, shingled roof, and was carefully fastened up, so that no bear could find entrance.
From In the Forest Or, pictures of life and scenery in the woods of Canada by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland
The pen where the fatling hogs were was close to the log-house; it had a long low shingled roof, and was carefully fastened up, so that no bear could find entrance.
From Lady Mary and her Nurse by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland
"And the wolf dwelleth with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf, and, the lion and the fatling together, and a little child leads them."
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm
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