"dilling" meaning in English

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          "text": "Whilst the birds billing, / Each one with his dilling.",
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        "A darling; a favourite."
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        "(obsolete) A darling; a favourite."
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        "The youngest child."
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        "The runt of a litter."
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        "(UK, dialect, obsolete) The runt of a litter."
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