steerlingn.
/ˈstɪəlɪŋ/ A young steer.
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1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. T8 To get thy Steerling, once again, I'le play thee such another strain.
1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes II. iv. ii. 54 While I, with pious Care, one Steerling feed.
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