English Explanatory Dictionary

barling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The smallest pig in a litter; runt.
noun
  1. A pole; (carpentry) the cross rafter of a roof.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Barling Magna parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9389).
  3. A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.

Word forms

barling barlings berling

Etymology

From Middle English *barling, diminutive of Middle English bar, bor (“boar”), equivalent to boar + -ling. Compare Scots bar, bare, bair (“boar”).

Related words

sile
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