codling.
A young small cod.
Meaning & usage
A young small cod.
A hake (cod-related food fish), especially one from the genus Urophycis.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English codling, codeling, equivalent to cod + -ling.
A small, immature apple
Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
Where this word comes from
* Some dictionaries, including Merriam-Webster online, list Middle English querdlyng, -lyng as equivalent to modern -ling. * Some dictionaries, including Collins Online, state that the etymology is unknown.
present participle and gerund of codle
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