Stripling
Pronunciation : Strip"ling
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.]
Definition : Defn: A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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