shaveling
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- 19
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- 9
Definition of shaveling
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(derogatory, often)Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
““Bonny times,” he said, “I have lived to see, when a lad of Earl Oslac’s blood is sent out of the land, a beggar and a wolf’s head, for playing a boy’s trick or two, and upsetting a shaveling priest.””
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noun
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(derogatory, often)Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
““Bonny times,” he said, “I have lived to see, when a lad of Earl Oslac’s blood is sent out of the land, a beggar and a wolf’s head, for playing a boy’s trick or two, and upsetting a shaveling priest.””
- A shaver, stripling, young man physically mature enough to shave.
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Etymology
From shave + -ling.
Words you can make from shaveling
200+ playable · top: HALVINGS (15 pts)
Best play halvings 15 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
21 words- HALVING 14 pts
- HEAVING 14 pts
- HELVING 14 pts
- SHAVING 14 pts
- EVANISH 13 pts
- VAHINES 13 pts
- ENGLISH 11 pts
- GLAIVES 11 pts
- HEALING 11 pts
- LASHING 11 pts
- LEAVING 11 pts
- SALVING 11 pts
- SHINGLE 11 pts
- SLAVING 11 pts
- VEALING 11 pts
- ALEVINS 10 pts
- INHALES 10 pts
- VALINES 10 pts
- LEASING 8 pts
- LINAGES 8 pts
- SEALING 8 pts
6-letter words
72 words- HAVING 13 pts
- ELVISH 12 pts
- HALVES 12 pts
- HAVENS 12 pts
- LAVISH 12 pts
- SHAVEN 12 pts
- SHAVIE 12 pts
- VAHINE 12 pts
- VANISH 12 pts
- ASHING 10 pts
- GANEVS 10 pts
- GAVELS 10 pts
- GEISHA 10 pts
- GIVENS 10 pts
- GLAIVE 10 pts
- HAEING 10 pts
- HALING 10 pts
- HINGES 10 pts
- LAIGHS 10 pts
- LAVING 10 pts
- NEIGHS 10 pts
- SAVING 10 pts
- SLEIGH 10 pts
- VAGILE 10 pts
- VEGANS 10 pts
- VISAGE 10 pts
- ALEVIN 9 pts
- ALVINE 9 pts
- ANVILS 9 pts
- ASHINE 9 pts
- HANSEL 9 pts
- INHALE 9 pts
- LEVINS 9 pts
- LIVENS 9 pts
- NAIVES 9 pts
- NAVELS 9 pts
- NAVIES 9 pts
- SAVINE 9 pts
- SHEILA 9 pts
- SHENAI 9 pts
- SILVAE 9 pts
- SILVAN 9 pts
- SNIVEL 9 pts
- VALINE 9 pts
- VALISE 9 pts
- VEINAL 9 pts
- VENIAL 9 pts
- VINALS 9 pts
- VINEAL 9 pts
- ALGINS 7 pts
- ALIGNS 7 pts
- ANGELS 7 pts
- ANGLES 7 pts
- EASING 7 pts
- GENIAL 7 pts
- GLEANS 7 pts
- INGLES 7 pts
- LASING 7 pts
- LIANGS 7 pts
- LIGANS 7 pts
- LIGASE 7 pts
- LINAGE 7 pts
- LINGAS 7 pts
- SIGNAL 7 pts
- SILAGE 7 pts
- SINGLE 7 pts
- ALIENS 6 pts
- ALINES 6 pts
- ELAINS 6 pts
- LIANES 6 pts
- SALINE 6 pts
- SILANE 6 pts
5-letter words
99 words- HALVE 11 pts
- HAVEN 11 pts
- HAVES 11 pts
- HIVES 11 pts
- SHAVE 11 pts
- SHIVA 11 pts
- SHIVE 11 pts
- AHING 9 pts
- GANEV 9 pts
- GAVEL 9 pts
- GIVEN 9 pts
- GIVES 9 pts
- GNASH 9 pts
- HANGS 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- LAIGH 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- NIGHS 9 pts
- SANGH 9 pts
- VANGS 9 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- ANVIL 8 pts
- ASHEN 8 pts
- AVENS 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- HAILS 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HANSE 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- LAVES 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- LEVAS 8 pts
- LEVIN 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LIVEN 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NAVEL 8 pts
- NAVES 8 pts
- NIVAL 8 pts
- SALVE 8 pts
- SAVIN 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SELVA 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SILVA 8 pts
- SLAVE 8 pts
- VAILS 8 pts
- VALES 8 pts
- VALSE 8 pts
- VANES 8 pts
- VEALS 8 pts
- AEGIS 6 pts
- AGILE 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ANGEL 6 pts
- ANGLE 6 pts
- GAINS 6 pts
- GALES 6 pts
- GEANS 6 pts
- GLANS 6 pts
- GLEAN 6 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- GLIAS 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SIGLA 6 pts
- SIGNA 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- SLANG 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ANILS 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- ELANS 5 pts
- LANES 5 pts
- LEANS 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- NAILS 5 pts
- SLAIN 5 pts
- SNAIL 5 pts
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