RECKLING

Etymology

Noun

reckling (plural recklings)

(archaic) A weak child or animal.

(archaic) A reckless person.

Anagrams

• clerking

Source: Wiktionary


Reck"ling, a.

Definition: Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a reckling child. H. Taylor.

– n.

Definition: A weak child or animal. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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