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Fatling

Fatling \Fat"ling\, n. [Fat + -ling.] A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used for food.

He sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
--2 Sam. vi. 13.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fatling

"lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter," 1520s, from fat (n.) + -ling.

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fatling

n. A young animal (especially a calf or lamb) which has been fattened for slaughter.

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Usage examples of "fatling".

His oxen and fatlings are killed, His wine is drawn, and His table furnished, and all things ready.

I will be lady of his herds And stoop to his degree, At home where kids and fatlings grow.