tanling

English

Etymology

tan +‎ -ling

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtænlɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ænlɪŋ

Noun

tanling (plural tanlings)

  1. (archaic, especially of children) One who has been tanned by the sun.
    • a. 1611, Shakespeare, William, Cymbeline, Act 4, Scene 4:
      To have the courtesy your cradle promised, / But to be still hot Summer's tanlings, and / The shrinking slaves of Winter.

References
  • tanling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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