Whiting
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
whiting
n 1: flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
2: flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of
Atlantic coasts of North America
3: a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
4: any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
5: found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {silver
hake}, {Merluccius bilinearis}, {whiting}]
6: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the
cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {whiting},
{Merlangus merlangus}, {Gadus merlangus}]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Harvest \Har"vest\ (h[aum]r"v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest,
AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG.
herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr.
karpo`s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.]
1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of
the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits,
late summer or early autumn.
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Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease. --Gen.
viii. 22.
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At harvest, when corn is ripe. --Tyndale.
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2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gathered; a
crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit.
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Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
--Joel iii.
13.
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To glean the broken ears after the man
That the main harvest reaps. --Shak.
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3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain;
reward.
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The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee.
--Fuller.
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The harvest of a quiet eye. --Wordsworth.
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{Harvest fish} (Zool.), a marine fish of the Southern United
States ({Stromateus alepidotus}); -- called {whiting} in
Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish.
{Harvest fly} (Zool.), an hemipterous insect of the genus
{Cicada}, often called {locust}. See {Cicada}.
{Harvest lord}, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.]
--Tusser.
{Harvest mite} (Zool.), a minute European mite ({Leptus
autumnalis}), of a bright crimson color, which is
troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic
animals; -- called also {harvest louse}, and {harvest
bug}.
{Harvest moon}, the moon near the full at the time of harvest
in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason
of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with
the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several
days.
{Harvest mouse} (Zool.), a very small European field mouse
({Mus minutus}). It builds a globular nest on the stems of
wheat and other plants.
{Harvest queen}, an image representing Ceres, formerly
carried about on the last day of harvest. --Milton.
{Harvest spider}. (Zool.) See {Daddy longlegs}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
White \White\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whiting}.] [AS. hw[imac]tan.]
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
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Whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful
outward, but are within full of . . . uncleanness.
--Matt. xxiii.
27.
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So as no fuller on earth can white them. --Mark. ix. 3.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From {White}.]
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1. (Zool.)
(a) A common European food fish ({Melangus vulgaris}) of
the Codfish family; -- called also {fittin}.
(b) A North American fish ({Merlucius vulgaris}) allied to
the preceding; -- called also {silver hake}.
(c) Any one of several species of North American marine
sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus
{Menticirrhus}, especially {Menticirrhus Americanus},
found from Maryland to Brazil, and {Menticirrhus
littoralis}, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called
also {silver whiting}, and {surf whiting}.
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Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the
kingfish
(a), the sailor's choice
(b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake
whitefishes.
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2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and
repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in
putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
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{Whiting pollack}. (Zool.) Same as {Pollack}.
{Whiting pout} (Zool.), the bib, 2.
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Barb \Barb\ (b[aum]rb), n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See
{Beard}, n.]
1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
of it.
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The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
wattles in his mouth. --Walton.
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2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
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3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,
which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under
the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly
applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written
also {barbel} and {barble}.]
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4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,
etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:
Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or
crosswise to something else. "Having two barbs or points."
--Ascham.
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5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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6. (Zool.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
collectively constitute the vane. See {Feather}.
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7. (Zool.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern
and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also
improperly called {whiting}.
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8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Whiting, IA (city, FIPS 85215)
Location: 42.12638 N, 96.15074 W
Population (1990): 683 (272 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51063
Whiting, IN (city, FIPS 84122)
Location: 41.67817 N, 87.48670 W
Population (1990): 5155 (2318 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46394
Whiting, KS (city, FIPS 78100)
Location: 39.58865 N, 95.61141 W
Population (1990): 213 (106 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66552
Whiting, NJ
Zip code(s): 08759
Whiting, WI (village, FIPS 86975)
Location: 44.48902 N, 89.56191 W
Population (1990): 1838 (653 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Whiting, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 1760
Housing Units (2000): 702
Land area (2000): 1.860984 sq. miles (4.819927 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.273863 sq. miles (0.709303 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.134847 sq. miles (5.529230 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86975
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.488991 N, 89.562026 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whiting, WI
Whiting
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Whiting, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
Population (2000): 5137
Housing Units (2000): 2313
Land area (2000): 1.762779 sq. miles (4.565576 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.518733 sq. miles (3.933499 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.281512 sq. miles (8.499075 sq. km)
FIPS code: 84122
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.676027 N, 87.490460 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46394
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whiting, IN
Whiting
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Whiting, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 707
Housing Units (2000): 316
Land area (2000): 1.002729 sq. miles (2.597057 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.002729 sq. miles (2.597057 sq. km)
FIPS code: 85215
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.125645 N, 96.151962 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 51063
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whiting, IA
Whiting
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Whiting, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 206
Housing Units (2000): 109
Land area (2000): 1.006891 sq. miles (2.607835 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.006891 sq. miles (2.607835 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78100
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 39.590001 N, 95.613116 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66552
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whiting, KS
Whiting
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