"mortling" meaning in English

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        "An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation."
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        "(UK, dialect, archaic) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation."
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        "Wool taken from a dead sheep."
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        "(UK, archaic) Wool taken from a dead sheep."
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        "(UK, archaic) Wool taken from a dead sheep."
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