DOEGLING

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The beaked whale (Balænoptera rostrata), from which doegling oil is obtained.

2.
n.

The fictitious lessee acting as plaintiff in the common-law action of ejectment, the fictitious defendant being usually denominated Richard Roe. Hence, a fictitious name for a party, real or fictitious, to any action or proceeding.


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