{ , n. [ Cf. AS. codæppel a quince. ] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple. [ 1913 Webster ]
A codling when 't is almost an apple. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Codling moth (Zool.), a small moth (Carpocapsa Pomonella), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop. [ 1913 Webster ]