English Explanatory Dictionary

codling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young small cod.
  2. A hake (cod-related food fish), especially one from the genus Urophycis.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of codle
noun
  1. A small, immature apple
  2. Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒdlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-codling.wav

Word forms

codling codlings codlin

Etymology

From Middle English codling, codeling, equivalent to cod + -ling.

Derived words

red codling codling moth
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