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rockling

[ rok-ling ]

noun

, plural rock·lings, (especially collectively) rock·ling.
  1. any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.


rockling

/ ˈrɒklɪŋ /

noun

  1. any small gadoid fish of the genera Gaidropsarus, Ciliata , etc (formerly all included in Motella ), which have an elongated body with barbels around the mouth and occur mainly in the North Atlantic Ocean


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rockling1

First recorded in 1595–1605; rock 1 + -ling 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rockling1

C17: from rock 1+ -ling 1

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Example Sentences

At Rockling Station I saw some very fine orange trees, full of splendid fruit.

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