codling

[ kod-ling ]

/ ˈkɒd lɪŋ /

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noun

British. any of several varieties of elongated apples, used for cooking purposes.

an unripe, half-grown apple.

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Also cod·lin

[kod-lin]. /ˈkɒd lɪn/.

Origin of codling

1400–50; late Middle English querdling, equivalent to querd (of obscure origin) + -ling-ling¹

Words nearby codling

codify, coding, codirect, codiscoverer, codline, codling, codling moth, codlins-and-cream, cod-liver oil, Codó, codology

Other definitions for codling (2 of 2)

codling²

[ kod-ling ]

/ ˈkɒd lɪŋ /

noun

the young of the cod.

Origin of codling

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; see origin at cod¹, -ling¹

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How to use codling in a sentence

The Codling is not the Apple now so called, but is the general name of a young unripe Apple.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
It not only left the eldest girl out in the cold, but made Mrs. Codling's task more dangerous.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
It did not suit him any more than Mrs. Codling that his mother should scent danger in his visits to the vicarage.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
Mrs. Codling's verdict naturally was, that it served the gipsy right, and and her father too.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson

How much further Thomas might have gone I know not, but by this time Mrs. Codling had got her voice and charged in turn.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for codling (1 of 2)

codling¹

codlin (ˈkɒdlɪn)

/ (ˈkɒdlɪŋ) /

noun

any of several varieties of long tapering apples used for cooking

any unripe apple

Word Origin for codling

C15 querdlyng, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for codling (2 of 2)

codling²

/ (ˈkɒdlɪŋ) /

noun

a codfish, esp a young one

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