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fatling

American  
[fat-ling] / ˈfæt lɪŋ /

noun

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


fatling British  
/ ˈfætlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a young farm animal fattened for killing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fatling

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

Example Sentences

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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

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, and a little child shall lead them.

From Studies in Prophecy by Gaebelein, Arno C.

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard ... with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them....

From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)

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

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; and a little child shall lead them.

From Five Pebbles from the Brook by English, George Bethune

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