fatling
[ fat-ling ]
noun
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
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The 'fatling of the flock' has been sheared closely of his long petticoats.
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British Dictionary definitions for fatling
fatling
/ (ˈfætlɪŋ) /
noun
a young farm animal fattened for killing
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