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Definition of gosling
1 : a young goose
2 : a foolish or callow person
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Like Jensen, Crogan, a first baseman, helped the Goslings win four Wisconsin Little Ten titles and reach the state final in 2015 and ’16.
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Geese and their goslings are still happily paddling in a shrinking pond there.
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The gaggle appeared to include several geese and goslings.
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During an eagle flyover, the goslings darted to the parent and stayed hidden under its wings.
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Diridon first heard about the geese — a mom and dad and five goslings — during a meeting with Light Rail Superintendent Janice Broock .
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A pair of Canada geese swim along a river with five goslings in tow.
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Goslings has done a lot to lay claim to the Dark ’n’ Stormy, a rum-and-ginger-beer highball that was born in Bermuda.
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Origin and Etymology of gosling
Middle English, from gos goose
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