"porkling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: porklings [plural]
Etymology: pork + -ling Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pork|ling}} pork + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} porkling (plural porklings)
  1. (dated) A young pig; a porket. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Pigs
    Sense id: en-porkling-en-noun-YupxJxcj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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