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[ sap-ling ] / ˈsæp lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sapling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna young tree. a young person. Origin of saplinglate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at sap1, -ling1 Words nearby saplingsapindaceous, sapiosexual, Sapir, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, sapless, sapling, sapo-, sapodilla, sapodilla family, saponaceous, saponaria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saplingObama planted a sapling in the garden of the presidential residence and even quoted a story from the Jewish Talmud. Obama and Netanyahu Make Peace During President’s First Israel Visit|Eli Lake|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Let me whittle the bark off the sapling, so it will not hurt your hands. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion|George W. Peck As he spoke he moved across to the sapling where was fastened his horse, loosed him, and sprang into the saddle. The Long Roll|Mary Johnston To carry our unusual prizes, we formed a long pole from a sapling, to which we secured the creatures side by side. With Axe and Rifle|W.H.G. Kingston
The quills look like bark strips taken from a sapling, and are over a foot in length, tied in bundles. Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray He was soon followed by another, who stripped the sapling of its branches, leaving it a naked and blazed trunk. The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for sapling
nouna young tree literary a youth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to saplingtree, seedling, youth, young |