Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various marine bottom fishes closely related to the cod, such as those of the genera Ciliata and Gaidropsarus, chiefly of North Atlantic coastal waters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gadoid fish of the genus Onos or Motella; a whistlefish; a sea-loach.
- noun Genypterus australis, of the family Ophidiidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of small marine fishes of the genera Onos and Rhinonemus (formerly Motella), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
fishes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And the prawns and the crayfish and the rockling, they swam in and out above their heads: but Don Guzman he never heeded, but sat still, and drank his wine.
Westward Ho! 2007
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Saute six plump scallops, a dozen large prawns and a piece of your favourite fish mine is still rockling, cut into large cubes, in olive oil, a quarter cup of white wine and four finely chopped garlic cloves.
Archive 2006-06-01 2006
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I have never cooked rockling before but this recipe...
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Sara, rockling is a moist white-fleshed, non-oily, mild fish with few bones and firm, dense, large flakes.
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Saute six plump scallops, a dozen large prawns and a piece of your favourite fish mine is still rockling, cut into large cubes, in olive oil, a quarter cup of white wine and four finely chopped garlic cloves.
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Add a kilogram of rockling cut into one inch cubes or slices along with some crushed curry leaves, fresh if you can get them; otherwise dried, and cook, covered until just done.
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Add a kilogram of rockling cut into one inch cubes or slices along with some crushed curry leaves, fresh if you can get them; otherwise dried, and cook, covered until just done.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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Last night that happened to me and it was a piece of ling, which is usually rockling but can also be pink ling or any one of several other fish.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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Last night that happened to me and it was a piece of ling, which is usually rockling but can also be pink ling or any one of several other fish.
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I have seen rockling at well over $30 a kilo, depending on availability and the season.
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