fatling

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UK/ˈfatlɪŋ/

noun

A young animal (especially a calf or lamb) which has been fattened for slaughter.

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Meanings

nounfatling (plural fatlings)

plural fatlings

  1. A young animal (especially a calf or lamb) which has been fattened for slaughter.

    Lo I have prepared my dynner, myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled, and all thinges are redy, come unto the mariage.

    1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew
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    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 11:6

Origin

From fat + -ling.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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