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Meaning of FIRSTLING

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \First"ling\, n. [First + -ling.]
    1. The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals,
       especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his
       flock. --Milton.
    
    2. The thing first thought or done.
    
             The very firstlings of my heart shall be The
             firstlings of my hand.                --Shak.
    
    
  2. \First"ling\, a.
    Firstborn.
    
          All the firstling males.                 --Deut. xv.
                                                   19.
    
    
 

 

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