"manling" meaning in English

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          "text": "Again, a man so gracious and in high favour with the Emperor, as Augustus often called him his witty manling (for the littleness of his stature), and, if we may trust antiquity, had designed him for a secretary of estate, and invited him to the palace, which he modestly prayed off and refused.",
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        "A little man; a man of short stature."
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          "text": "'Hah!' said Kaa with a chuckle, 'he has friends everywhere, this manling. Stand back, manling; and hide you, O Poison-People. I break down the wall.'",
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          "text": "\"Before I do your bidding, manling,\" Mapes said, \"I must cleanse the way between us. [...]",
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