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oakling|ˈəʊklɪŋ|
[f. oak + -ling.]
A young or small oak; an oak sapling.
1664Evelyn Sylva (1776) 11 Oaklings, young beeches, Ash and some others, spring from the self-sown Mast and Keys. 1754Richardson Grandison (1781) II. xxiv. 232 He would plant an oakling for every oak he cut down. 1833Q. Rev. 521 The oakling withers beneath the shadow of the oak. |