goatling en · NOUN
Etymology
From goat + -ling.
Meanings
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A young goat; a kid.
The February kid he should retain, also the full-grown goat; the goatling he should sell, also its kid, unless he prefers using it for the table. Thus he has not only a good supply of milk, but he has an early kid ready for next year, […]
1907, The Quarterly Review, volume 207, page 119:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goatlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
ba ылаҡ (A young goat) · fo geitarlamb (A young goat) · ru козлёнок (A young goat) · fi kili (A young goat) · la haedus (A young goat) · tr oğlak (A young goat) · bg козле (A young goat)