codling

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒdlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kod′ling)

Inflections of 'codling' (n):
codling
npl (For the fish sense only—e.g. "The waters are teeming with codling.")
codlings
npl (For the fish and apple senses)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cod•ling1  (kod′ling),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botany, British Terms[Brit.]any of several varieties of elongated apples, used for cooking purposes.
  2. Botanyan unripe, half-grown apple.
Also, cod•lin  (kod′lin).USA pronunciation 
  • late Middle English querdling, equivalent. to querd (of obscure origin, originally) + -ling -ling1 1400–50

cod•ling2  (kod′ling),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the young of the cod.
  • 1250–1300; Middle English; see cod1, -ling1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
codling /ˈkɒdlɪŋ/, codlin /ˈkɒdlɪn/ n
  1. any of several varieties of long tapering apples used for cooking
  2. any unripe apple
Etymology: 15th Century querdlyng, of uncertain origin
codling /ˈkɒdlɪŋ/ n
  1. a codfish, esp a young one
'codling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tortricid - codling moth - olethreutid

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