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Whiting vs Pollock - What's the difference?

whiting | pollock |

As nouns the difference between whiting and pollock

is that whiting is a fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc while pollock is either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, related to cod.

As a verb pollock is

to fish for pollock.

As a proper noun Pollock is

A surname.

whiting

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)
  • A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m). Related to the colour white. Cognate to Dutch .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A fish, , similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic.
  • Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including (the silver hake).

    • References

    Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, pg 3631

    pollock

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), perhaps from (etyl) (m).

    Alternative forms

    * pollack

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius , related to cod.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To for pollock.

    • External links

    * ("pollock" on Wikipedia) * (Pollachius) * (Pollachius)

    References

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    Etymology 2

    From

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To splatter, as with paint.