reckling

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛklɪŋ/

Definition of reckling

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(archaic)A weak child or animal.

“O ay, what say ye to Sir Valence, him / Whose kinsman left him watcher o'er his wife / And two fair babes, and went to distant lands; / Was one year gone, and on returning found / Not two but three: there lay the reckling, one / But one hour old! What said the happy sire?”

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noun

(archaic)A weak child or animal.

“O ay, what say ye to Sir Valence, him / Whose kinsman left him watcher o'er his wife / And two fair babes, and went to distant lands; / Was one year gone, and on returning found / Not two but three: there lay the reckling, one / But one hour old! What said the happy sire?”
(archaic)A reckless person.

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From reck + -ling.

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