giftling en · NOUN
Etymology
From gift + -ling.
Meanings
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A little gift.
You young ladies, may you have plucked pretty giftlings from it; and out of the cracker sugar-plum which you have split with the captain or the sweet young curate may you have read one of those delicious conundrums which the confectioners introduce into the sweetmeats […]
1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| giftlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |