I. ˈhwīd.]iŋ, -īt], ]ēŋ also ˈwī-\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch witinc, from wīt white + -inc -ing; akin to Old English hwīt white and to Old English -ing — more at white , -ing
: any of various marine food fishes: as
a.
(1) : a common European fish ( Merlangus merlangus ) of the family Gadidae
(2) : silver hake ; broadly : a fish of the genus Merluccius
b. : any of several No. American sciaenid fishes (genus Menticirrhus ) — see corbina 1, king whiting , northern whiting , silver whiting
c. Australia
(1) : a fish of the genus Sillago
(2) : a kelpfish of the genus Odax
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of whiten to white
1. archaic : the act or process of making white (as by whitewashing or bleaching)
2. : calcium carbonate prepared as powder by grinding chalk, limestone, or a synthetic product (as precipitated calcium carbonate) and used as a pigment and extender, in putty, and in rubber compounding and paper coating