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cod·ling¹ (k

ng) also cod·lin (-l

1. A greenish elongated English apple used for cooking.

2. A small unripe apple.

[Alteration of Middle English querdlyng, possibly from Anglo-Norman *querdelion, lionheart : Old French cuer, heart; see courage + de, of (from Latin d; see de-) + Old French lion, lion; see lion.]

cod·ling² (k

ng)

n. pl. codling or cod·lings

A young cod.

codling¹, codlin [ˈkɒdlɪn]

1. (Cookery) any of several varieties of long tapering apples used for cooking

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any unripe apple

[C15 querdlyng, of uncertain origin]

codling²

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a codfish, esp a young one

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codling - young codfish

codfish, cod - major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

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