codling

/ˈkɑdlɪŋ/
noun
  1. A small, unripe apple, often used for cooking or pickling.
    • We used tart codlings instead of regular apples for the cider.
    • The farmer sold codlings at the market for people to bake into pies.
    • She picked a basket of codlings from the tree to make apple sauce.
  2. A type of apple with a long, tapering shape, often used for cooking.
    • This old recipe calls for codlings, not sweet eating apples.
    • He planted a row of codling trees in his orchard for autumn harvest.
    • The codling is a popular variety for making baked apples because it holds its shape.
  3. A young or small codfish.
    • The fishermen threw the tiny codlings back into the sea to let them grow.
    • He caught a few codlings off the pier and used them as bait.
    • A school of codlings swam near the shore, easy prey for larger fish.
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