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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)