houndling en · NOUN
Etymology
From hound + -ling.
Meanings
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A small or young hound.
Kidlings thus, and the goats I beheld, and the hound and the houndling, Alike in the make: wonder were not the greater and small I compar'd, Vainly, for Rome, magnificent Rome!
1840, The Gentleman's magazine, volume 169, page 406:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| houndlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |