whiting
    n 1: flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
    2: flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of
       Atlantic coasts of North America
    3: a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
    4: any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
    5: found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: silver
       hake, Merluccius bilinearis, whiting]
    6: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the
       cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: whiting,
       Merlangus merlangus, Gadus merlangus]

Harvest \Har"vest\ (h[aum]r"v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest,
   AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG.
   herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr.
   karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]
   1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of
      the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits,
      late summer or early autumn.
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            Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease. --Gen.
                                                  viii. 22.
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            At harvest, when corn is ripe.        --Tyndale.
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   2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gathered; a
      crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit.
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            Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
                                                  --Joel iii.
                                                  13.
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            To glean the broken ears after the man
            That the main harvest reaps.          --Shak.
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   3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain;
      reward.
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            The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee.
                                                  --Fuller.
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            The harvest of a quiet eye.           --Wordsworth.
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   Harvest fish (Zool.), a marine fish of the Southern United
      States (Stromateus alepidotus); -- called whiting in
      Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish.

   Harvest fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect of the genus
      Cicada, often called locust. See Cicada.

   Harvest lord, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.]
      --Tusser.

   Harvest mite (Zool.), a minute European mite (Leptus
      autumnalis), of a bright crimson color, which is
      troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic
      animals; -- called also harvest louse, and harvest
      bug.

   Harvest moon, the moon near the full at the time of harvest
      in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason
      of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with
      the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several
      days.

   Harvest mouse (Zool.), a very small European field mouse
      (Mus minutus). It builds a globular nest on the stems of
      wheat and other plants.

   Harvest queen, an image representing Ceres, formerly
      carried about on the last day of harvest. --Milton.

   Harvest spider. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs.
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Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
   (a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus,
       especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or Menticirrus
       nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also
       whiting, surf whiting, and barb.
   (b) The opah.
   (c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
   (d) The queenfish.
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White \White\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whited; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Whiting.] [AS. hw[imac]tan.]
   To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
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         Whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful
         outward, but are within full of . . . uncleanness.
                                                  --Matt. xxiii.
                                                  27.
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         So as no fuller on earth can white them. --Mark. ix. 3.
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Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From White.]
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   1. (Zool.)
      (a) A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of
          the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
      (b) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to
          the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
      (c) Any one of several species of North American marine
          sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus
          Menticirrhus, especially Menticirrhus Americanus,
          found from Maryland to Brazil, and Menticirrhus
          littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called
          also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
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   Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the
         kingfish
      (a), the sailor's choice
      (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake
          whitefishes.
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   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.
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   Whiting pollack. (Zool.) Same as Pollack.

   Whiting pout (Zool.), the bib, 2.
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Barb \Barb\ (b[aum]rb), n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See
   Beard, n.]
   1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
      of it.
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            The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
            wattles in his mouth.                 --Walton.
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   2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
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   3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,
      which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under
      the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly
      applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written
      also barbel and barble.]
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   4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,
      etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:
      Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or
      crosswise to something else. "Having two barbs or points."
      --Ascham.
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   5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   6. (Zool.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
      collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.
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   7. (Zool.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern
      and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also
      improperly called whiting.
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   8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
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Whiting, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    1760
   Housing Units (2000): 702
   Land area (2000):     1.860984 sq. miles (4.819927 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.273863 sq. miles (0.709303 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.134847 sq. miles (5.529230 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            86975
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             44.488991 N, 89.562026 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Whiting, WI
    Whiting

Whiting, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
   Population (2000):    5137
   Housing Units (2000): 2313
   Land area (2000):     1.762779 sq. miles (4.565576 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.518733 sq. miles (3.933499 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.281512 sq. miles (8.499075 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            84122
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             41.676027 N, 87.490460 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     46394
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Whiting, IN
    Whiting

Whiting, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    707
   Housing Units (2000): 316
   Land area (2000):     1.002729 sq. miles (2.597057 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.002729 sq. miles (2.597057 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            85215
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             42.125645 N, 96.151962 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     51063
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Whiting, IA
    Whiting

Whiting, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    206
   Housing Units (2000): 109
   Land area (2000):     1.006891 sq. miles (2.607835 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.006891 sq. miles (2.607835 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            78100
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             39.590001 N, 95.613116 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     66552
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Whiting, KS
    Whiting