From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Firstling \First"ling\, adjective Firstborn.
All the firstling males. --Deut. xv. 19.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Firstling \First"ling\ (f[~e]rst"l[i^]ng), noun [First + -ling.]
1. The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock. --Milton.
2. The thing first thought or done.
The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. --Shak.
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