Goatling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young goat; a kid.

    "The February kid he should retain, also the full-grown goat; the goatling he should sell, also its kid, unless he prefers using it for the table. Thus he has not only a good supply of milk, but he has an early kid ready for next year, […]"

Example

More examples

"The February kid he should retain, also the full-grown goat; the goatling he should sell, also its kid, unless he prefers using it for the table. Thus he has not only a good supply of milk, but he has an early kid ready for next year, […]"

Etymology

From goat + -ling.

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