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SHAVELING
Etymology
Noun
shaveling (plural shavelings)
(often, derogatory) Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
A shaver, stripling, young man physically mature enough to shave.
Source: Wiktionary
Shave"ling, n.
Definition: A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt. I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my back. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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