ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Reckling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹɛklɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Reckling is a noun meaning (archaic) A weak child or animal.

Meaning

(archaic) A weak child or animal.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) A reckless person.

Example Sentences

O ay, what say ye to Sir Valence, him / Whose kinsman left him watcher o'er his wife / And two fair babes, and went to distant lands; / Was one year gone, and on returning found / Not two but three: there lay the reckling, one / But one hour old! What said the happy sire?

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