Codling Definition

kŏdlĭng
codlings
noun

Hake.

Webster's New World
A young cod.
Webster's New World
A variety of elongated apple.
Webster's New World
A small, unripe apple.
Webster's New World

A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus Urophycis.

Wiktionary
verb

Present participle of codle.

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Other Word Forms of Codling

Noun

Singular:
codling
Plural:
codlings

Origin of Codling

  • Alteration of Middle English querdlyng possibly from Anglo-Norman querdelion lionheart Old French cuer heart courage de of (from Latin dē de–) Old French lion lion lion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Some dictionaries including Merriam-Webster online list Middle English querdlyng, -lyng being equivalent to modern -ling.

    From Wiktionary

  • Some dictionaries including Collins online list “Unknown”.

    From Wiktionary

  • codle +‎ -ing

    From Wiktionary

  • cod +‎ -ling

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Codling Sentence Examples

  • In the winter months it will produce whiting and the odd codling.

  • This is a superb summer mark that will give up good numbers of red codling to fresh peeler crab baits.

  • In a single season Aberdeenshire suffered nearly 90,000 worth of damage owing to the ravages of the diamond back moth on the root crops; in New York state the codling moth caused a loss of $3,000,000 to apple-growers.

  • Haddock, whiting and codling are taken, and the famous "Loch Fyne herrings" command the highest price in the market.

  • Beaches - some will produce codling and whiting but mainly catches of coalfish and bass, usually on the small side.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOD

Words Ending With

GNGING

Unscrambles

codling

Words Starting With C and Ending With G

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Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With G