"strongling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stronglings [plural]
Etymology: From strong + -ling. Compare weakling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strong|ling}} strong + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} strongling (plural stronglings)
  1. One who is strong.
    Sense id: en-strongling-en-noun-LPa9BomL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1905, Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy",
          "text": "The mother was wise: better one strongling than two weaklings.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, Albert Ellis, Better, Deeper, and More Enduring Brief Therapy",
          "text": "But now you're saying-and I'm sure you're right about that-I'm not a 'strongling' for acting strongly any more than I was a weakling for acting weakly.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights",
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