whiting

  1. Noun.  A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
  2. Noun.  In full ''whiting'' tree. (see variant whitten).
  3. Noun.  A fish, ''Merlangius merlangus'', similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic.
  4. Noun.  Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including ''Merluccius bilinearis'' (the silver hake).

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