Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An opponent, enemy, or adversary.
- noun One who or that which is withered or decrepit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A withered person; one who is decrepit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An
opponent ,enemy ,adversary . - noun One or that which is
withered ordecrepit .
Etymologies
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From wither- (“against”) + -ling.
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From wither (“to wilt”) + -ling.
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