goatling

noun

goatling

noun

Etymology From goat + -ling.

1

A young goat; a kid.

The February kid he should retain, also the full-grown goat; the goatling he should sell, also its kid, unless he prefers using it for the table. Thus he has not only a good supply of milk, but he has an early kid ready for next year, […]1907, The Quarterly Review, volume 207, page 119:

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