CAGELING

Etymology

Noun

cageling (plural cagelings)

(uncommon) A bird that is kept confined in a cage.

Anagrams

• glacĂ©ing

Source: Wiktionary


Cage"ling, n. Etym: [Cage + -ling]

Definition: A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. [Poetic] Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 April 2024

MOTIVE

(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”


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