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codling¹ Definition

cod·ling (kädliŋ)

noun pl. codling -·ling or codlings -·lings

  1. a young cod
  2. hake
codling² Definition

cod·ling (kädliŋ)

noun

  1. a variety of elongated apple
  2. a small, unripe apple

Etymology: earlier querdling, altered (infl. by suffix -ling) < Anglo-Fr querdelyon, lit., heart of lion

Also codlin cod′·lin (-lin)
codling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • expect: Expect codling, whiting and the occasional decent sized cod.
  • produce: Beaches - some will produce codling and whiting but mainly catches of coalfish and bass, usually on the small side.

Adjective modifier

  • odd: In the winter months it will produce whiting and the odd codling.
  • red: This is a superb summer mark that will give up good numbers of red codling to fresh peeler crab baits.
  • small: Most recently, reports suggest good numbers of small codling.
  • good: Winter fishing is mainly for flounders, but in good years codling can show with bass all year round.

Modifies a noun

  • moth: A codling moth trap, for example, uses a pheromone placed on a sticky floor.
  • traps: Install codling moth traps ( for apples ) by mid May and plum fruit moth traps by late May.

Noun used with modifier

  • winter: In winter codling can be caught at high water near the steps at dusk.

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