English Dictionary: codling | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for codling | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Codling \Cod"ling\, n. [Dim. of cod the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A young cod; also, a hake. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Codlin \Cod"lin\, Codling \Cod"ling\, n. [Cf. AS. cod[91]ppel a quince.] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple. A codling when 't is almost an apple. --Shak. {Codling moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Carpocapsa Pomonella}), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European hake is {M. vulgaris}; the American silver hake or whiting is {M. bilinearis}. Two American species ({Phycis chuss} and {P. tenius}) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also {squirrel hake}, and {codling}. |