English

Etymology
Late Old English (11th Century - Mid 12th Century)

Pronunciation
rhymes|aɪtɪ�

Noun
whiting

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

Translations
trans-top|a fine white chalk
trans-mid
Russian: побелка (pob'élka) f
trans-bottom

trans-top|a fish, Merlangus merlangus
trans-mid
Russian: ме�ланг (m'erláng) m
trans-bottom

References
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, pg 3631

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