shaveling
[ sheyv-ling ]
/ ˈʃeɪv lɪŋ /
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noun
Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
a young fellow; youngster.
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shaveling
/ (ˈʃeɪvlɪŋ) /
noun archaic
derogatory a priest or clergyman with a shaven head
a young fellow; youth
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