Hideling
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person or thing given to hiding itself. dialectal
Adjective
- 1 Given to hiding or concealment; secretive; furtive; clandestine; secret. dialectal
"[...] although from the small creature's habits it must be to a certain extent local, several places in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire are known to us where it may be called abundant, taking into consideration its hideling ways."
Example
More examples"[...] although from the small creature's habits it must be to a certain extent local, several places in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire are known to us where it may be called abundant, taking into consideration its hideling ways."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From hidel + -ing or from a back-formation from hidelings (adverb).
Etymology 2
From hide + -ling.
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