shaveling

American  

[sheyv-ling] / ˈʃeɪv lɪŋ /

noun

1. Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.

2. a young fellow; youngster.

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shaveling British  

/ ˈʃeɪvlɪŋ /

noun

1. derogatory a priest or clergyman with a shaven head

2. a young fellow; youth

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Etymology

Origin of shaveling

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

Example Sentences

"That dull shaveling loves us not, fair Ella," said Ned Dyram.

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Rouse up the little shaveling, will you?

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What if Count Hannibal were behind, were even now mounting the stairs, prepared to force her to a marriage before this shaveling?

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We will take you on horseback, and when we have caught the shaveling we will make merry together out of the ducat.

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And thou, Sir Shaveling, didst thou not come here To-night to draw up deed of legal marriage?

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