surling

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This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. From surly +‎ -ing? Related to surly.

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surling (plural surlings)

  1. (obsolete) A sour, morose fellow.
    • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, [], London: [] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
      And as for theſe ſowr ſurlings, they are to be commended to Sieur Gaulard

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