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Doegling
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The beaked whale (Balænoptera rostrata), from which doegling oil is obtained.
2. 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.