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dilling en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of dill
   form of dill

dilling en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A darling or favourite.
   • Whilst the birds billing, / Each one with his dilling. 1630, Michael Drayton, The Muses' Elizium:
   • To make up the match with my eldest daughter, my wife's dilling, whom she longs to call madam. 1605, George Chapman, Ben Jonson, John Marston, Eastward Hoe:
2. (obsolete) The youngest child.
3. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The runt of a litter.

Forms

Synonyms

baby