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/kayj"ling/, n.a bird that is kept in a cage.[1855-60; CAGE + -LING1]
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Cageling — Cage ling (k[=a]j l[i^]ng), n. [Cage + ling] A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. [Poetic] Tennyson. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cageling — [kāj′liŋ] n. a bird kept in a cage … English World dictionary
cageling — noun A bird that is kept confined in a cage. Am I as a child perhaps, chasing a flown cageling, who among the branches free plays and peeps at the offered cage? … Wiktionary
cageling — noun Date: 1823 a caged bird … New Collegiate Dictionary
cageling — n. caged bird … English contemporary dictionary
cageling — cage·ling … English syllables
cageling — cage•ling [[t]ˈkeɪdʒ lɪŋ[/t]] n. a bird that is kept in a cage • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
cageling — /ˈkeɪdʒlɪŋ/ (say kayjling) noun → cagebird …
cageling — ˈkājliŋ, ēŋ noun ( s) Etymology: cage + ling : a caged bird … Useful english dictionary
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