So, what the heck is a ling?
Laid out like a ling is an expression my Cornish wife (not that I have a Devon wife or any others. The current Mrs Wilson is more than enough) uses to describe someone, or something (usually the dog) who's laid out at full stretch, without a care in the world.
A ling in actuality is a long thin fish, and one I've seen caught off the Cornish coast. So, as Google has failed to come up with a concrete definition, I'm assuming that it's an old Cornish fisherman's expression, as a ling would probably lie out long and thin when caught, and dead. The smaller ones tend to get chopped into bit size chunks and used as bait.
I love expressions like this, but my current favourite is one a good friend of mine uses. Wetter than an otter's pocket. I think that one needs little or no explanation =]
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