FATLING
\fˈatlɪŋ], \fˈatlɪŋ], \f_ˈa_t__l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; applied to quadrupeds whose flesh is used for food. "He (David) sacrificed oxen and fatlings."-2 Sam. vi. 13.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald