dolphinet

English

Etymology

dolphin +‎ -et

Noun

dolphinet (plural dolphinets)

(dated) A female dolphin.
Synonym: cow
- 1595, Ed. Spencer [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “Colin Clouts Come Home Againe”, in Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  The lyon chose his mate, the turtle dove / Her deare, the dolphin his owne dolphinet

References

“dolphinet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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