whiting

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It had expected simply to catch a whiting, and had itself been caught by the hook sticking through the whiting's mouth.

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  1. noun A pure white grade of chalk that has been ground and washed for use in paints, ink, and putty.
  2. noun A food fish (Merlangus merlangus) of European Atlantic waters, related to the cod.
  3. noun Any of several marine food fishes of the genera Menticirrhus and Merluccius, including the corbina and the silver hake, of North American coastal waters.

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  • Fish dinner includes whiting or tilapia fish and choice of two sides - Mac & cheese, Cole slaw, or green beans $7.00 per dinner. —  WPXI.com - Local News
  • A few small bluefish, whiting, and pompano are all that's being caught. —  TheState.com: The Buzz
  • SURFSIDE: A few Spanish mackerel and whiting are being caught. —  TheState.com: The Buzz
  • Surf fishing catches include whiting, bluefish, redfish, seatrout and more.
  • Pretty much your choices are two or three variations on either the classic Vienna Beef dog or polish sausage, an Italian Beef sandwich, a surprising variety of fried fish (trout, whiting, tilapia, and catfish), and a few side items like fries, onion rings, slaw, and pizza puffs, not to mention your basic in hot wings. —  Branded in the 80s!
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  1. Middle English whityng, from whiten, to whiten, from white, white; see white.
  2. Middle English whitynge, from Middle Dutch wijting; see kweit- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English whytynge; verbaln. of white, v.
  2. from Middle English whytynge (= Middle Dutch wijtingh, wittingh = Middle Low German witink, also witik, witeke); from white + -ing.
 

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