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单词 rockling
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rockling

[ rok-ling ]
/ ˈrɒk lɪŋ /

noun, plural rock·lings, (especially collectively) rock·ling.

any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.

Origin of rockling

First recorded in 1595–1605; rock1 + -ling1

Words nearby rockling

Rock Island, rock jasmine, rock jock, Rockland, Rockledge, rockling, rock lobster, rock maple, rock mechanics, rock melon, rock milk
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Example sentences from the Web for rockling

  • At Rockling Station I saw some very fine orange trees, full of splendid fruit.

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British Dictionary definitions for rockling

rockling
/ (ˈrɒklɪŋ) /

noun plural -lings or -ling

any small gadoid fish of the genera Gaidropsarus, Ciliata, etc (formerly all included in Motella), which have an elongated body with barbels around the mouth and occur mainly in the North Atlantic Ocean

Word Origin for rockling

C17: from rock 1 + -ling 1
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