The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From White.]
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(Zo["o]l.)
A common European food fish ( Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
A North American fish ( Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
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Any one of several species of North American marine sci[ae]noid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially Menticirrhus Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and Menticirrhus littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting. Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the kingfish
, the sailor's choice
, the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake whitefishes.
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Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
Whiting pollack. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Pollack.
Whiting pout (Zo["o]l.), the bib, 2.