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
- (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?
Word Forms
- recklings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wreckling, ranny, rickle, rack, ridgling, ritten.
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