释义 |
clerkling|ˈklɑːklɪŋ| [f. clerk + -ling, dim. suffix.] A young or petty clerk.
1863S. Lucas Secularia 91 [Bristol] had not..like Oxford, its large aggregation of clerklings. 1880Browning Dram. Idylls ii. Clive 142 ‘Now my clerkling’ chuckled Cocky with a grin..‘repeat That expression’. |