fairling

English

Etymology

fair +‎ -ling?

Noun

fairling (plural fairlings)

  1. (archaic) A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
    • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles:
      "And we shan't have a nice new horse, and lots o' golden money to buy fairlings! And Tess won't look pretty in her best cloze no mo-o-ore!"

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