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ling
CIDE DICTIONARY
ling, n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. länge, Dan. lange, Sw. l, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See Long, 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 . [1913 Webster]
ling, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.].
Heather (Calluna vulgaris ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ling, n. a long slender marine fish, Molva molva, of N. Europe, used as food.
ling, n. any of various heathers, esp. Calluna vulgaris.
Derivative
lingy adj.
Etymology
ME f. ON lyng
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