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Dilling vs Drilling - What's the difference?

dilling | drilling |

As nouns the difference between dilling and drilling

is that dilling is (obsolete) a darling; a favourite while drilling is a triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time).

As a verb dilling

is .

dilling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A darling; a favourite.
    • Whilst the birds billing, / Each one with his dilling . — Drayton.
    (Webster 1913)

    drilling

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of ing.
  • A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

    • Etymology 2

    From German drei (three)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.