n. [ OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. länge, Dan. lange, Sw. långa, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung. ] (Bot.) Heather (Calluna vulgaris). [ 1913 Webster ]

Ling honey, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Skr. li&ndot_;ga. ] The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The flesh of a lean-fleshed fish caught off the U.S. Pacific coast. [ wns=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A food fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of Northern Pacific waters related to greenlings. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- Ophiodon elongatus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. ligneul, dim. of L. linea a linen thread. ] 1. A shoemaker's thread. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. low evergreen shrub (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries.
Syn. -- cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. lingere to lick. ] A linctus. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lingered p. pr. & vb. n. Lingering. ] [ OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang long. √125. See Long, a. ] To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained. Milton.

Syn. -- To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To protract; to draw out. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She lingers my desires. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]