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Webster 1913 Edition
Ling
Ling
(lĭng)
, Noun.
[OE. ]
lenge
; akin to D. leng
, G. länge
, Dan. lange
, Sw. långa
, Icel. langa
. So named from its being long
. See Long
, Adj.
(Zool.)
(a)
A large, marine, gadoid fish (
Molva vulgaris
) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle
. (b)
The burbot of Lake Ontario.
(c)
An American hake of the genus
Phycis
. [Canada]
(d)
A New Zealand food fish of the genus
Genypterus
. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. Ling
,Noun.
[Icel.
lyng
; akin to Dan. lyng
, Sw. ljung
.] (Bot.)
Heather (
Calluna vulgaris
). Ling honey
, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather.
Holland.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ling
LING
,Noun.
A fish of the genus Gadus, or cod kind, which grows to the length of four feet or more, is very slender, with a flat head. This fish abounds on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland, and forms a considerable article of commerce.
LING
,Noun.