fourling

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Definition of fourling

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noun

(obsolete, rare)One of four children born at the same birth; a quadruplet.

“Every 67th lying-in woman has twins, every 5333rd has trillings, and only every 150,000th has fourlings.”
“this breed is prominent for its remarkable fecundity and yield of milk; as a rule, this goat litters once a year and drops 2 kids; occasionally trillings and fourlings.”

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noun

(obsolete, rare)One of four children born at the same birth; a quadruplet.

“Every 67th lying-in woman has twins, every 5333rd has trillings, and only every 150,000th has fourlings.”
“this breed is prominent for its remarkable fecundity and yield of milk; as a rule, this goat litters once a year and drops 2 kids; occasionally trillings and fourlings.”
A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.

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From four + -ling.

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