释义 |
hedgeling|ˈhɛdʒlɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ling.] 1. A young or dwarf hedge.
1787W. Marshall Norfolk I. 103 The hedgling is defended on one side by a deep ditch. 2. A young hedge-bird. (Cf. fledgeling.)
1833Aird Wks. (1856) 337 The callow hedgelings chirping through the briar. |