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bantling

[bant-ling] / ˈbænt lɪŋ /




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There she found another "bantling of fate," whose Nordic features suggested that he was an atavism, or at least a primeval anachronism; in any case, a monad.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the third time that month, Carl saw Ray turn his collar round and become clerical, while every one rustled with delight, including the jolly bantling clergyman.

From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair

If any author laid under contribution were to recognise his bantling, he could only cry to it, "Bless thee, Bottom, thou art translated."

From William Shakespeare by Masefield, John

To that place I was directed, where liv'd the maid that put the bantling out to be nurs'd by my wife for her lady; and who she was, 'tis none of our business to enquire.

From Three Hours after Marriage by Arbuthnot, John

Everybody laughed last Session when Tony, with much gurgling, produced this bantling; brings it out again to-night.

From Punch, or, the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 8, 1890. by Various