"codling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒdlɪŋ/ Forms: codlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English codling, codeling, equivalent to cod + -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|codling}} Middle English codling, {{suffix|en|cod|ling}} cod + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} codling (plural codlings)
  1. A young small cod.
    Sense id: en-codling-en-noun-czvXzlFr
  2. A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus Urophycis. Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars, Baby animals, Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-codling-en-noun-ZV3LwiPZ Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 1 69 11 16 4 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 2 81 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 4 87 0 8 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 74 1 23 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 80 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 81 2 14 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: red codling
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒdlɪŋ/ Forms: codlings [plural]
Etymology: * 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|querdlyng}} Middle English querdlyng Head templates: {{en-noun}} codling (plural codlings)
  1. A small, immature apple
    Sense id: en-codling-en-noun-vnKXUGfj
  2. Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
    Sense id: en-codling-en-noun-MgBY-YVd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: codlin Derived forms: codling moth
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒdlɪŋ/
Etymology: From codle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|codle|ing}} codle + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} codling
  1. present participle and gerund of codle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: codle
    Sense id: en-codling-en-verb-8QNhr9GW Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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