codling
noun
any of several varieties of elongated apples, used for cooking purposes.
codlin
-
a variation of
codling.
Example Sentences
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Especially, ask about local varieties, from keswick codlin and worcester pearmain to cornish aromatic and beauty of kent.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2019
This kindness was because the Caddagat orchard had been too infested with codlin moth for grannie to save any last season.
From My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
Scald a codlin before it be ripe, or any other sharp apple, and pulp it through a sieve.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
Liking variations of flavour in fruit, he occasionally diversified the plums with a sour codlin apple, a dozen or so of which he had stowed away in his trousers' pockets.
From Verner's Pride by Mrs. Henry Wood
The following day, mix it with a quart of codlin liquor, made by boiling and straining, and a pound of fine sugar.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
