bardling

noun

bardling

noun

Etymology From bard + -ling.

1

An inferior bard.

Faith! let him scape, let Love and Fame survive, / With your kind sanction keep his scenes alive; / Try to approve (applaud we will exempt), / Nor crush the bardling in this hard attempt.a. 1773, John Cunningham, A Prologue to Love and Fame:

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