- Cageling
- Cageling Cage"ling (k[=a]j"l[i^]ng), n. [Cage + -ling] A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. [Poetic] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] ||
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Cageling
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cageling — [kāj′liŋ] n. a bird kept in a cage … English World dictionary
cageling — noun A bird that is kept confined in a cage. Am I as a child perhaps, chasing a flown cageling, who among the branches free plays and peeps at the offered cage? … Wiktionary
cageling — noun Date: 1823 a caged bird … New Collegiate Dictionary
cageling — /kayj ling/, n. a bird that is kept in a cage. [1855 60; CAGE + LING1] * * * … Universalium
cageling — n. caged bird … English contemporary dictionary
cageling — cage·ling … English syllables
cageling — cage•ling [[t]ˈkeɪdʒ lɪŋ[/t]] n. a bird that is kept in a cage • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
cageling — /ˈkeɪdʒlɪŋ/ (say kayjling) noun → cagebird …
cageling — ˈkājliŋ, ēŋ noun ( s) Etymology: cage + ling : a caged bird … Useful english dictionary
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