Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swineling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swinel-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, young, or immature swine; pigling.

Example Sentences

"He did so, filling his pipe and paying for a second tankard, which now came in, gazing amiably the while upon the interesting swineling, behind which, on the bench by my side, he presently conveyed himself."
"Most pig raisers will want to remove the tips of their piglets' eight needle teeth on the same day the "swinelings" receive the iron supplements."

Etymology

From swine + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swine

Inflected Forms

swinelings (plural)

Questions

What does swineling mean?: A small, young, or immature swine; pigling.
Where does swineling come from?: From swine + -ling.

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