A young animal that has been fattened in readiness for slaughter.
（宰前）育肥的幼畜
Example sentencesExamples
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Neville was my pet only until he gained sufficient flesh to warrant his slaughter, and whether the fatling nourished the leopard or our household made little difference.
Rhymes
Gatling
Definition of fatling in US English:
fatling
nounˈfætlɪŋˈfatliNG
A young animal that has been fattened in readiness for slaughter.
（宰前）育肥的幼畜
Example sentencesExamples
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Neville was my pet only until he gained sufficient flesh to warrant his slaughter, and whether the fatling nourished the leopard or our household made little difference.