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Codling vs Coddling - What's the difference?

codling | coddling |

As nouns the difference between codling and coddling

is that codling is a small, young cod while coddling is the act of one who coddles or pampers.

As verbs the difference between codling and coddling

is that codling is present participle of lang=en while coddling is present participle of lang=en.

codling

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small, young cod
  • * 1922 , Hugh Lofting, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle'', part 4, chapter 2, ''The Fidgit's Story :
    • “Here a couple of old men in whiskers and spectacles leant over us, making strange sounds. Some codling had got caught in the net the same time as we were. These the old men threw back into the sea; but us they seemed to think very precious. …”
  • A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus .

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 3

    * Some dictionaries including Merriam-Webster online list (etyl) querdlyng, being equivalent to modern (-ling). * Some dictionaries including Collins online list “Unknown”.

    Alternative forms

    * codlin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small, immature apple
  • * 1601–02 , , Twelfth Night , act 1, scene 5:
    • Malvolio: Not yet old enough for a man, nor yong enough
    for a boy: as a squash is before tis a pescod, or a Codling
    when tis almost an Apple: Tis with him in standing water,
    betweene boy and man. He is verie well-fauour'd,
    and he speakes verie shrewishly: One would thinke his
    mothers milke were scarse out of him
  • * 1800 , Hannah Glasse and Maria Wilson, The Complete Confectioner'', ''Creams, &c. :
    • To make Codling' Cream.
    Take twenty fair '     codlings     , core them, beat them in a mortar with a pint of cream, strain it into a dish, put into it some crumbs of brown bread, with a little-sack, and dish it up.
  • Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
    • See also codling moth, which plant their lavae in apples.

    References

    * English terms with unknown etymologies

    coddling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who coddles or pampers.
  • * 1871 , Kate Neely Hill Festetits, Actions speak louder than words
    • It was associated, to them, with vague sweet memories of loving nestlings in mother's arms, of soft warm coddlings before the fire, of slow rocking to and fro in the little, low, flag chair, and gradual droppings off to sleep
  • (type of apple)
  • * 1791 , Mrs. Frazer, The Practice of Cookery, Pastry, Pickling, Preserving, &c
    • Take the large coddlings , or any other hard green apple, newly pulled; cut them in quarters, and cut out the core
  • * 2006 , Michael Moorcock, The Vengeance of Rome
    • Afterwards, when we had all pulled crackers and donned fancy hats and paper masks, we were served with our choice of plum puddings or hot coddlings , mince pies or pumpkin tart.