whiting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
noun flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
noun a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish

From white + -ing.

“One can't possibly miss whiting. — The Zeppelin's Passenger, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
#Whiting, Robert Rudd.# (1877- .) — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
Whiting was methodical to a minute. — The Gay Cockade, Temple Bailey

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