wagling en · NOUN
Etymology
From wag + -ling.
Meanings
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(archaic) A petty wag or joker.
Good-natured wags in number full a score, / And Trojan waglings half as many more, / All met, the bread of liberty to munch, / And eke to guzzle her inspiring punch; […]
1813, James H. Price, Miscellany: In Verse and Prose, page 71:Waglings and punsters — a vile race, / Who grin and jeer in any case!
1838, The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, page 404:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waglings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |