"sourling" meaning in English

See sourling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sourlings [plural]
Etymology: sour + -ling Etymology templates: {{suf|en|sour|ling}} sour + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} sourling (plural sourlings)
  1. (obsolete) A fruit that is sour because it is unripe. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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