Bible Dictionaries
Ling

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Heather (Calluna vulgaris).

(2):

(a.) A New Zealand food fish of the genus Genypterus. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.

(3):

(a.) An American hake of the genus Phycis.

(4):

(a.) The burbot of Lake Ontario.

(5):

(a.) A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ling'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/ling.html. 1828.