whit|ing

whit|ing
whit|ing1 «HWY tihng», noun, plural -ings or (collectively) -ing.
1. a common European fish related to the cod, used for food.
2. = silver hake. (Cf. ↑silver hake)
3. any one of certain spiny-finned, carnivorous fishes that can be found along the Atlantic coast of the United States, used for food.
╂[probably < Middle Dutch wijting. Compare Old English hwītling a kind of fish.]
whit|ing2 «HWY tihng», noun.
a finely powdered white chalk. Whiting is used in making putty, whitewash, and silver polish.
╂[apparently < whit(e) + -ing1. Compare Old English hwīting, implied in hwīting-melu whiting meal.]

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