ˈpindling, a. dial. and U.S.
[? for pingling, or piddling.]
a. dial. Fretful, out of humour. b. U.S. Sickly, puny, delicate.
| 1861 Mrs. Stowe Pearl Orr's Isl. iv. 25 I'm a-thinkin'..whether or no cows' milk an't goin' to be too hearty for it, it's such a pindling little thing. 1890 M. E. Wilkins Humble Rom., Brakes & White Vi'lets (1891) 169 Leviny's lookin' kinder pindlin', ain't she? 1895 Cassell's Fam. Mag. Apr. 333/2, I niver seed sech peevish, pindlin, fractious ways. |