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whitlings

whitlings is the plural of whitling.

Meaning of whitling

Noun

whitling (plural whitlings)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A young full trout during its second season.
    • The whitling and the finner, or finnoc, have been supposed by many to be young salmon.1803, Henry Mackenzie, Prize Essays and Transactions of the Highland Society of Scotland, page 377

Questions about whitlings

What is whitlings the plural of?
Whitlings is the plural of whitling.

Words near whitlings in the dictionary

  1. Whitley goose
  2. Whitleyism
  3. Whitleys
  4. whitling
  5. Whitlingham
  6. whitlings
  7. Whitlock
  8. Whitlock's End
  9. whitlockite
  10. whitlockites
  11. Whitlocks End

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