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manling
/ˈmænlɪŋ/
noun 2
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4ADJ.
witty
VERB + MANLING
back, bidding, stand
MANLING + NOUN
littleness, mapes
ADV.
everywhere
Definitions
noun
1
A little man; a man of short stature.
Again, a man so gracious and in high favour with the Emperor, as Augustus often called him his witty manling (for the littleness of his stature), and, if we may trust antiquity, had designed him for a secretary of estate, and invited him to the palace, which he modestly prayed off and refused.
2
A young man; a boy.
'Hah!' said Kaa with a chuckle, 'he has friends everywhere, this manling. Stand back, manling; and hide you, O Poison-People. I break down the wall.'
"Before I do your bidding, manling," Mapes said, "I must cleanse the way between us. […]
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Again, a man so gracious and in high favour with the Emperor, as Augustus often called him his witty manling (for the littleness of his stature), and, if we may trust antiquity, had designed him for a
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'Hah!' said Kaa with a chuckle, 'he has friends everywhere, this manling. Stand back, manling; and hide you, O Poison-People. I break down the wall.'
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"Before I do your bidding, manling," Mapes said, "I must cleanse the way between us. […]
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