riverling

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English

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Etymology

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From river +‎ -ling.

Noun

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riverling (plural riverlings)

  1. (obsolete) A rivulet.
    • 1608, [Guillaume de Salluste] Du Bartas, “(please specify the page)”, in Josuah Sylvester, transl., Du Bartas His Deuine Weekes and Workes [], 3rd edition, London: [] Humfrey Lownes [and are to be sold by Arthur Iohnson []], published 1611, →OCLC:
      the lively Spring Of his Divineness, some small Riverling []

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