Meanings
proper nounSpratling (plural Spratlings)
plural Spratlings · alternative Spratlin
- A surname from Middle English.
Origin
- Middle Englishsprakeling“one with creaking legs”
- EnglishSpratling
Nickname for an old or infirm man, from Middle English sprakeling (“one with creaking legs”).
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APA
Spratling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spratling
MLA
“Spratling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spratling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spratling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spratling.
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