scatterling

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scatterling

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From scatter + -ling.

noun scatterlings

obsolete One who has no fixed residence; a vagabond. Long time in peace his realm establishd, / Yet oft annoyd with sundry bordragings / Of neighbour Scots, and forrein scatterlings.
Similar: bum, stiff, casual, clochard, derelict, dero, down-and-out, down-and-outer, drifter, epithite, floater, gadling

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@misc{scatterling_2026,
  title = {scatterling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scatterling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}