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gosling definition

gos·ling (gäz′liŋ)

noun

  1. a young goose
  2. a young and foolish or inexperienced person

Etymology: ME goslynge (see goose & -ling), for geslynge < ON gæslingr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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