ling
1. ling \'lin\ n [ME; akin to D leng ling, OE lang long] 1: any of various fishes (as a hake or burbot) of the cod family (Gadidae) 2: LINGCOD 2. ling n [ME, fr. ON lyng; akin to OE 2-ling] : a heath plant; esp : a common Old World heather (Calluna vulg aris)