ETYMOLOGY
from hid (adj.) + -ling
EXAMPLE
“…Anna: Yes: to come to me without loss of time. There is money for thee. Do thy errand speedily and secretly: let nobody know that I have sent thee
Bawldy: An’ she’s to come to you here, hidlings, as it war?
Anna: Yes, Bawldy; and when she comes, let her wait for me in the cattle shed…”
From: Witchcraft
By Joanna Baillie, 1836
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