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rockling
[ rok-ling ]
noun
, plural rock·lings, (especially collectively) rock·ling.
- any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
rockling
/ ˈrɒklɪŋ /
noun
- 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
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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