meanling

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meanling

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From mean + -ling.

noun meanlings

One who is mean or common; a commoner. At them at once! and bring them to their senses. What ? recreants, cowards, meanlings, to refuse A fair return to whom you owe your shoes! Downcast, ashamed, they all before me creep, And do my bidding like a flock of sheep.

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@misc{meanling_2026,
  title = {meanling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meanling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}