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Webster 1913 Edition
Starveling
Starve′ling
(stärv′lĭng)
, Noun.
[
Starve
+ -ling
.] One who, or that which, pines from lack of food, or nutriment.
Old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no
starveling
. Shakespeare
Starve′ling
,Adj.
Hungry; lean; pining with want.
Webster 1828 Edition
Starveling
STARVELING
,Adj.
STARVELING
,Noun.
And thy poor starveling bountifully fed.
Definition 2024
starveling
starveling
English
Noun
starveling (plural starvelings)
- One who is thin from lack of food.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV Part I, act 2, scene 1:
- If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows; for if I hang, old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no starveling.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV Part I, act 2, scene 1:
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