noun
Etymology
Origin of firstling
Example Sentences
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More important than a firstling mother's age is her general health, the normality of her construction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ever as of old time, Solitary firstling, Coming in the cold time, Prophet of the gay time, Prophet of the May time, Prophet of the roses, Many, many welcomes, February fair-maid!
From Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study by Anonymous
And when the season of frost comes on, stitch together skins of firstling kids with ox-sinew, to put over your back and to keep off the rain.
From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)
Still it is obscure, when there are firstling females, about the males born afterward.
From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius
The Bull said: "Israel's ancestor was 'the firstling bullock.'"
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul
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