单词 | gorlin |
释义 | gorlin Sc.|ˈgɔːlɪn| Also gorling, gordlin. [f. gor1: cf. gorblin.] An unfledged bird, a nestling; a very young person.
1721Ramsay Addr. Town-Counc. Edin. 27 It griev'd me..By Carlings and Gorlings To be sae sair opprest. 1804W. Tarras Poems 3 Or hath the gled or foomart, skaithfu' beast, Stown off the lintie gordlins frae the nest? 1850Whistlebinkie (Scot. Songs) (1890) Ser. ii. Songs Nursery 33 The wee bird..That feeds its gapin' gorlins a'. 1878Cumbld. Gloss. s.v., ‘As neakkt as a gorlin'’. attrib.1789Davidson Seasons 4 He..sploiting, strikes the stane his grany hit, Wi' pistol screed, shot frae his gorlin doup. 1824Mactaggart Gallovid. Encycl., Gorlin⁓hair,..That hair on young birds before the feathers cometh. |

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