gosling

[goz-ling] Origin

gos·ling

[goz-ling]
noun
1.
a young goose.
2.
a foolish, inexperienced person.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English goselyng; see goose, -ling1; cognate with Old Norse gæslingr
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Gosling is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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gosling (ˈɡɒzlɪŋ)
 
n
1.  a young goose
2.  an inexperienced or youthful person
 
[C15: from Old Norse gæslingr; related to Danish gäsling; see goose1, -ling1]

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gosling
c.1275, from O.N. gæslingr, from gos "goose" + dim. suffix. replaced O.E. gesling. The modern word may be a M.E. formation from M.E. gos "goose."
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