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Gosling definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GOS'LING, n. A young goose; a goose not full grown.
1. A catkin on nut trees and pines.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: young goose

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from gos goose Date: 14th century 1. a young goose 2. a foolish or callow person

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a young goose. Etymology: ME, orig. gesling f. ON gæslingr

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gosling Gos"ling, n. [AS. g?s goose + -ling.] 1. A young or unfledged goose. 2. A catkin on nut trees and pines. --Bailey.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(goslings) A gosling is a baby goose. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Young goose.

Moby Thesaurus

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