fairling

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noun

A fairing; a present brought from a fair.

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Meanings

nounfairling (plural fairlings)

plural fairlings

  1. archaicA fairing; a present brought from a fair.

    "And we shan't have a nice new horse, and lots o' golden money to buy fairlings! And Tess won't look pretty in her best cloze no mo-o-ore!"

    1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Origin

From fair + -ling?

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APA

fairling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairling

MLA

“fairling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairling.

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