† peeplingn.
Obsolete. rare.
A small animal that cheeps or squeaks; a young chicken.
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peepling1594
chirper1599
siffleur1703
the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken
chickenOE
chicka1398
poulta1425
chicken birdc1450
peepera1586
peepling1594
game chicken1674
peep1688
spring chicken1765
clucker1779
chickabiddy1785
chicklet1836
chickie1851
wing-chick1885
pee-pee1890
1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings 29 She returnes into the house to her peepling, singing, I haue her, I haue her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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