A codling when 't is almost an apple. --Shak.
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{Codling moth} (Zo["o]l.), a small moth ({Carpocapsa Pomonella}), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
codling — codling1 [käd′liŋ] n. pl. codling or codlings 1. a young cod 2. HAKE codling2 [käd′linkäd′liŋ] n. [earlier querdling, altered (infl. by suffix LING1) < Anglo Fr … English World dictionary
Codling — Cod ling, n. [Dim. of cod the fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A young cod; also, a hake. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
codling — Hake Hake, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Codling — This interesting surname derives from the old French ceur de lion meaning lion heart and would have originated as a nickname for a brave man, or ironically for an exceptionally timorous one. The surname is first recorded in the mid 16th Century… … Surnames reference
codling — atlantinė menkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Gadus morhua morhua angl. Atlantic cod; codling rus. атлантическая треска ryšiai: platesnis terminas – menkės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Codling moth — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Codling (surname) — Codling is an English surname, and may refer to: Alex Codling (born 1973), English rugby union footballer Neil Codling (born 1973), English keyboardist This page or section lists people with the surname Codling. If an … Wikipedia
codling moth — n. a nearly cosmopolitan small moth (Cydia pomenella) whose larva bores into and destroys apples, pears, quinces, etc.: also codlin moth … English World dictionary
Codling moth — Codlin Cod lin, Codling Cod ling, n. [Cf. AS. cod[ae]ppel a quince.] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple. [1913 Webster] A codling when t is almost an apple. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Codling moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a small moth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
codling — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a young cod 2. any of several hakes (especially genus Urophycis) II. noun or codlin Etymology: alteration of Middle English querdlyng Date: 15th century a small immature apple; also any of sever … New Collegiate Dictionary
