mortling
mortling · mortlings
An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privationAn animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable)An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.
(UK, archaic, countable, uncountable)Wool taken from a dead sheep.
Origin
From mort + -ling. Compare morkin.From mort + -ling. Compare morkin.
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Forms
plural: mortlingsSynonyms
1 synonymswool:morling
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable