tanling

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Etymology

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From tan +‎ -ling.

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Noun

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tanling (plural tanlings)

  1. (archaic, especially of children) One who has been tanned by the sun.
    • a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, act 4, scene 4:
      To have the courtesy your cradle promised, / But to be still hot Summer's tanlings, and / The shrinking slaves of Winter.
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