Definition of "whiting" []

• A pure white grade of chalk that has been ground and washed for use in paints, ink, and putty. (noun)
• A food fish (Merlangus merlangus) of European Atlantic waters, related to the cod. (noun)
• Any of several marine food fishes of the genera Menticirrhus and Merluccius, including the corbina and the silver hake, of North American coastal waters. (noun)

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• "In the same family as smelts, whiting is also sometimes referred to as hake or pollock."
• "The fried whiting is about the same quality as you would get from Kim’s Aunt Kitchen cart, and the fried shrimp were a pretty decent size, and fried really crispy."
• "They don’t have anything exotic, unless you consider the whiting is only $3.50."