different between yearling vs pearling

English

Etymology

From Middle English yerling, yerlyng, equivalent to year +? -ling. Cognate with Dutch jaarling (“yearling”), German Jährling (“yearling”).

Noun

yearling (plural yearlings)

1. An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

   a yearling lamb

2. A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
3. (US) A sophomore at West Point military academy.
   • 1910, H. Irving Hancock, Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point (page 84)

     "But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?"
     "If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn."

Translations

Anagrams

• grayline, layering, re-laying, relaying

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jœ?.li?/, /ji?.li?/

Noun

yearling m (plural yearlings)

1. yearling

English

Verb

pearling

1. present participle of pearl
   • 1999, Joanne VanMeter [1]:

     Used a pointed tip today and learned why I kept pearling with my round tipped board. Round noses like to dig into the water, causing frustrating wipeouts.

Noun

pearling (plural pearlings)

1. The process by which grain is pearled.

   The barley underwent three pearlings in a pearler.

Anagrams

• grapline, prealign, rapeling