MORTLING

Etymology

Noun

mortling (plural mortlings)

(UK, dialect) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.

(UK) Wool taken from a dead sheep.

Synonyms

• (wool): morling

Source: Wiktionary


Mort"ling, n. Etym: [See Morling.]

1. An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a mortling. [Eng.]

2. Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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