sheeplingn.
A young sheep. Also figurative.
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1654 J. Ellistone & J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Mysterium Magnum xxviii. §63 If the sheepling [Ger. Schäfflein] shall offer to stir, and shew more then a sheepling of Christ.
1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xviii Innocent flocks of more innocent sheeplings.
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