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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cod (the fish). countable
2. 2
   major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters wordnet
3. 3
   The flesh of the cod as food. uncountable
4. 4
   lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

codcodfish

Example

More examples

"I'm sick of eating codfish cakes."

Etymology

From cod + fish.

Related phrases

codfish aristocracy

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