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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation. UK, archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable
2. 2
   Wool taken from a dead sheep. UK, archaic, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

morlingmorling

Etymology

From mort + -ling. Compare morkin.

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