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Mortling

Mortling \Mort"ling\, n. [See Morling.]

  1. An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a morling. [Eng.]

  2. Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.

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mortling

n. 1 (context UK dialect English) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation. 2 (context UK English) wool taken from a dead sheep.