heanling

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noun

A base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.

OriginMiddle English heanling →
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Meanings

nounheanling (plural heanlings)

plural heanlings

  1. rareA base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.

    Tenderis opened the door to find no heanlings huddling in hudder-mudder, preparing to wreak havoc with their devilshine.

    1977, Susan Kelz Sperling, Poplollies and bellibones

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abject

Origin

  1. Middle Englishheanling
  2. Englishheanling

From Middle English heanling. By surface analysis, hean + -ling.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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