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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Whiting

/wīt'-ĭng/ · Whit·ing · IPA /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/
01 n. A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
  1. 1.
    A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.(Zool.) Also: fittin
  2. 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.
Phrases & compounds
Whiting pollack — Same as Pollack.
Whiting pout — the bib, 2.