codling
1British. any of several varieties of elongated apples, used for cooking purposes.
an unripe, half-grown apple.
Origin of codling
1- Also cod·lin [kod-lin]. /ˈkɒd lɪn/.
Words Nearby codling
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 EllacombeIt 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 WilsonIt 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 WilsonMrs. codling's verdict naturally was, that it served the gipsy right, and and her father too.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant | Alexander Johnstone WilsonHow 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)
codlin (ˈkɒdlɪn)
/ (ˈkɒdlɪŋ) /
any of several varieties of long tapering apples used for cooking
any unripe apple
Origin of codling
1British Dictionary definitions for codling (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒdlɪŋ) /
a codfish, esp a young one
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