shaveling

[ sheyv-ling ]

/ ˈʃeɪv lɪŋ /

noun

Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.

a young fellow; youngster.

Origin of shaveling

First recorded in 1520–30; shave + -ling¹

Words nearby shaveling

shatterproof, Shaun, Shavano Peak, shave, shave biopsy, shaveling, shaven, shaver, shavetail, Shavian, Shaviana

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Example sentences from the Web for shaveling

What if Count Hannibal were behind, were even now mounting the stairs, prepared to force her to a marriage before this shaveling?
Count Hannibal|Stanley J. Weyman
Here, fellow, run this shaveling priest through with thy sword, quick!
The Last of the Vikings|John Bowling
I don't care what a shaveling says: so I mean just to go and wish, and I won't sacrifice anything.
The Gold Of Fairnilee|Andrew Lang
The Baron was fairly satisfied, and muttered that if the bairn was fit only for a shaveling, it might be all right.
Grisly Grisell|Charlotte M. Yonge

The warrior uttered a grunt of pain, cast a surprised angry stare at the shaveling of a Paddy, and thrust with his lance.
Overland|John William De Forest

British Dictionary definitions for shaveling

shaveling

/ (ˈʃeɪvlɪŋ) /

noun archaic

derogatory a priest or clergyman with a shaven head

a young fellow; youth

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单词	shaveling
释义	shaveling [ sheyv-ling ] / ˈʃeɪv lɪŋ / noun Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head. a young fellow; youngster. Origin of shaveling First recorded in 1520–30; shave + -ling¹ Words nearby shaveling shatterproof, Shaun, Shavano Peak, shave, shave biopsy, shaveling, shaven, shaver, shavetail, Shavian, Shaviana Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shaveling What if Count Hannibal were behind, were even now mounting the stairs, prepared to force her to a marriage before this shaveling? Count Hannibal\|Stanley J. Weyman Here, fellow, run this shaveling priest through with thy sword, quick! The Last of the Vikings\|John Bowling I don't care what a shaveling says: so I mean just to go and wish, and I won't sacrifice anything. The Gold Of Fairnilee\|Andrew Lang The Baron was fairly satisfied, and muttered that if the bairn was fit only for a shaveling, it might be all right. Grisly Grisell\|Charlotte M. Yonge The warrior uttered a grunt of pain, cast a surprised angry stare at the shaveling of a Paddy, and thrust with his lance. Overland\|John William De Forest British Dictionary definitions for shaveling shaveling / (ˈʃeɪvlɪŋ) / noun archaic derogatory a priest or clergyman with a shaven head a young fellow; youth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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