dolphinet

English

Etymology

From dolphin +‎ -et.

Noun

dolphinet (plural dolphinets)

1. (dated) A female dolphin.

   Synonym: cow

   • 1595, Ed. Spencer [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “Colin Clouts Come Home Againe”, in Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     The lyon chose his mate, the turtle dove / Her deare, the dolphin his owne dolphinet

References

• “dolphinet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.