SHAVELINGS

Noun

shavelings

plural of shaveling

Source: Wiktionary


SHAVELING

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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