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deviling¹

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verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of devil

deviling²

Where it comes from

From devil + -ling.

noun devilings

  1. A small or young devil. Away French ſtallion, now you have a Barbary mare of your own, go leap her, and engender young devillings.

    Similar: devilet, devilette

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@misc{deviling_2026,
  title = {deviling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deviling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}