dilling

English

Etymology 1

Verb

dilling

  1. present participle and gerund of dill

Etymology 2

Noun

dilling (plural dillings)

  1. (obsolete) A darling or favourite.
    • 1605, George Chapman, Ben Jonson, John Marston, Eastward Hoe:
      To make up the match with my eldest daughter, my wife's dilling, whom she longs to call madam.
    • 1630, Michael Drayton, The Muses' Elizium:
      Whilst the birds billing, / Each one with his dilling.
  2. (obsolete) The youngest child.
    Synonym: baby
  3. (UK, dialect, obsolete) The runt of a litter.

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