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Ling \Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G.
l[aum]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named
from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zool.)
(a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of
Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food
fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also
{drizzle}.
(b) The burbot of Lake Ontario.
(c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada]
(d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The
name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the
cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.
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Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre['o]san to fall. See
{Dreary}.]
To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from
the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles;
drizzling drops or rain. "Drizzling tears." --Spenser.

Syn: mizzle, misle.
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Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. t.
To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. "The air doth
drizzle dew." --Shak.
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Drizzle \Driz"zle\, n.
A fine rain or mist. --Halliwell.
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