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callow

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  1. 1. a. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A kind of duck. See Old squaw. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. young and inexperienced Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675]. A kind of duck. See Old squaw. Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 s young and inexperienced Source: ecdict

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