Whitling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young full trout during its second season. UK, dialectal

    "The whitling and the finner, or finnoc, have been supposed by many to be young salmon."

Example

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"The whitling and the finner, or finnoc, have been supposed by many to be young salmon."

Etymology

From white + -ling.

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