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Webster 1913 Edition
Cod
Cod
(kŏd)
, Noun.
[AS.
codd
small bag; akin to Icel. koddi
pillow, Sw. kudde
cushion; cf. W. cod
, cwd
, bag, shell.] 1.
A husk; a pod;
as, a peas
. cod
[Eng.]
Mortimer.
2.
A small bag or pouch.
[Obs.]
Halliwell.
3.
The scrotum.
Dunglison.
4.
A pillow or cushion.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Cod
,Noun.
[Cf. G.
gadde
, and (in Heligoland) gadden
, L. gadus
merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (
Gadus morrhua
), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities. ☞ There are several varieties; as
shore cod
, from shallow water; bank cod
, from the distant banks; and rock cod
, which is found among ledges, and is often dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod
is a distinct species of small size. The bastard
, blue
, buffalo
, or cultus cod
of the Pacific coast belongs to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod
, under Buffalo
. Cod fishery
, the business of fishing for cod.
– Cod line
, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
McElrath.