Hypertext Webster Gateway: "firstling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Firstling \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Firstling \First"ling\, a.
Firstborn.
All the firstling males. --Deut. xv.
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