Definitions
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- noun A pole.
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- noun The smallest
pig in a litter;runt . - noun Scotland A
pole .
Etymologies
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From Middle English *barling, diminutive of Middle English bar, bor ("boar"), equivalent to boar + -ling. Compare Scots bar, bare, bair ("boar").
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From bar + -ling. Compare Swedish bärling ("pole").
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