fatling

American  

[fat-ling] / ˈfæt lɪŋ /

noun

1. a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.

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fatling British  

/ ˈfætlɪŋ /

noun

1. a young farm animal fattened for killing

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Etymology

Origin of fatling

First recorded in 1520–30; fat + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

"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

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 fatling which is the 'head-raiser' of mankind—   He has given the fatling for his life.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

Then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb, and the leopard lie down with the kid and the calf, and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.

From Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. by MacDonald, George

And the wolf 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; and a little child shall lead them....

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann