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Definition of Starveling

Starveling
Starveling Starve"ling, n. [Starve + -ling.] One who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment. Old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no starveling. --Shak.
Starveling
Starveling Starve"ling, a. Hungry; lean; pining with want.

Meaning of Starveling from wikipedia

- Robin Starveling is a character in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1596), one of the Rude Mechanicals of Athens who plays the part of...
- Peter Quince, Snug, Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Tom Snout, and Robin Starveling. Peter Quince's name is derived from "quines" or "quoins", which are the...
- Transform. The Archimandrite Luseferous is a tyrannical warlord of the Starveling Cult. He is in loose alliance with the Beyonders. He sets out to invade...
- nation and the world. Trafford. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4269-4766-7. "The Starvelings". The Economist. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December...
- at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, playing roles including Robin Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Octavius in Julius Caesar, Ariel in The...
- Century Books (2005), ISBN 0-8225-2394-9 Post, Ken (1978). Arise Ye Starvelings: The Jamaican Rebellion of 1938 and its Aftermath. The Hague, Netherlands:...
- Sophie Marceau as Hippolyta Roger Rees as Peter Quince Max Wright as Robin Starveling Gregory Jbara as Snug Bill Irwin as Tom Snout Sam Rockwell as Francis...
- Snug – a joiner, plays 'Lion' Tom Snout – a tinker, plays 'Wall' Robin Starveling – a tailor, plays 'Moonshine' The Fairies Oberon – King of the Fairies...
- character Falstaff uses the term as an insult (Act 2, Scene IV): 'Sblood, you starveling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's tongue, you bull's pizzle, you stock-fish...
- Pischik New York Shakespeare Festival (2007) A Midsummer Night's Dream as Starveling La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (2006) King Lear as Fool classic Stage...