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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