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41-ling — I. noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English ing 1. one connected with or having the quality of < hireling > 2. young, small, or inferior one < duckling > II. adverb suffix or lings …
42Ling — (as used in expressions) Ding Ling Ting Ling Chang Tao ling …
43ling — I [[t]lɪŋ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)ling, (esp. for kinds or species)lings. 1) ich an elongated, codlike marine food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and N Europe 2) ich the burbot 3) ich any of various other elongated food fishes • Etymology …
44-ling — I aff. a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling) or forming a diminutive (princeling; duckling) • Etymology: ME, OE, c. OOHG ling, ON lingr, Go liggs; see le, ing I II ling aff. an adverbial suffix… …
45ling ko — noun water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs • Syn: ↑ling, ↑Trapa bicornis • Hypernyms: ↑water chestnut, ↑water chestnut plant, ↑caltrop * * * variant of ling …
46ling — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …
47ling — Eelpout Eel pout , n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), called… …
48ling — Burbot Bur bot, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st {Barb}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A fresh water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also {burbolt}.] [1913 Webster] Note: The fish… …
49ling — I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Dutch leng ling, Old English lang long Date: 13th century 1. any of various fishes (as a hake or burbot) of the cod family 2. lingcod II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse lyng Date …
50-ling — ling1 a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling), or diminutive (princeling; duckling). [ME, OE; c. G ling, ON lingr, Goth lings; see LE, ING1] ling2 an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position,… …
