bardling

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noun

An inferior bard.

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Meanings

nounbardling (plural bardlings)

plural bardlings

  1. An inferior bard.

    Faith! let him scape, let Love and Fame survive, / With your kind sanction keep his scenes alive; / Try to approve (applaud we will exempt), / Nor crush the bardling in this hard attempt.

    a. 1773, John Cunningham, A Prologue to Love and Fame

Origin

From bard + -ling.

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APA

bardling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bardling

MLA

“bardling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bardling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bardling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bardling.

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