fairling en · NOUN
Etymology
From fair + -ling?
Meanings
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(archaic) A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
"And we shan't have a nice new horse, and lots o' golden money to buy fairlings! And Tess won't look pretty in her best cloze no mo-o-ore!"
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |