codling

[ kod-ling ]

/ ˈkɒd lɪŋ /

noun

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

an unripe, half-grown apple.

Nearby words

coding, coding sequence, codirect, codiscoverer, codline, codling, codling moth, codlins-and-cream, codman's triangle, codology, codomain

Also cod·lin

[kod-lin] /ˈkɒd lɪn/.

Origin of codling

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

Definition for codling (2 of 2)

codling

[ kod-ling ]

/ ˈkɒd lɪŋ /

noun

the young of the cod.

Origin of codling

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at cod¹, -ling¹

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Examples from the Web for codling

The codling moth attacks the apple and often causes a loss of from twenty-five to seventy-five per cent of the crop.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
Begin the study of the codling moth in August by examining wormy apples.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education
Draw and describe the different stages of the apple worm or codling moth and its injury to fruit.
An Elementary Study of Insects|Leonard Haseman
The spray just immediately after the bloom in addition to fungous is a codling moth spray.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various

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

British Dictionary definitions for codling (1 of 2)

codling

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)

codling

/ (ˈkɒdlɪŋ) /

noun

a codfish, esp a young one

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