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rock⋅ling

[rok-ling]
–noun, plural -lings, (especially collectively) -ling.
any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.

Origin:
1595–1605; rock 1 + -ling 1
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rock·ling   (rŏk'lĭng)   
n.   pl. rockling or rock·lings
Any of various small marine fishes of the family Gadidae, of North Atlantic coastal waters.
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