Townling

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of a town.

    "There ſhe Prudes it ſo demurely, / And ſo well diſplays her Charms, / That ſome Townling, moſt ſecurely , / She allures into her Arms."

  2. 2
    A small or insignificant town; a townlet archaic

    "Some perturbed spirits in that little townling are in distress at the agitation awakened and widely spreading on the Woman question. The editor of the Village News comforts them by the assurance that Mount Vernon is no more prepared for the radical measure of female suffrage than other towns."

Synonyms

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urban dweller

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"There ſhe Prudes it ſo demurely, / And ſo well diſplays her Charms, / That ſome Townling, moſt ſecurely , / She allures into her Arms."

Etymology

From town + -ling.

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