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noungiftling (plural giftlings)
plural giftlings
- A little gift.
You young ladies, may you have plucked pretty giftlings from it; and out of the cracker sugar-plum which you have split with the captain or the sweet young curate may you have read one of those delicious conundrums which the confectioners introduce into the sweetmeats […]
1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout PapersSynonyms: giftlet
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nounA little gift.
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