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cod¹ Definition

cod (käd)

noun pl. cod or cods

any of various gadoid fishes of northern seas, important as a source of cod-liver oil and food, esp. any of a genus (Gadus) with firm flesh and soft fins, found off the coast of Newfoundland and Norway

Etymology: ME < ? cod, in reference to shape

cod² Definition

cod (käd)

noun

  1. Archaic a bag
  2. Dialectal a pod; husk
  3. Obsolete the scrotum

Etymology: ME < OE codd, akin to ON koddi, cushion < IE *geut- < base *geu-, to bend, arch > cot, L guttur, throat

cod³ Definition

cod (käd)

noun

  1. a hoax; trick
  2. a parody or satire

adjective

  1. mock; sham
  2. parodic or satirical

transitive verb

  1. to fool, hoax, trick, etc.
  2. to tease

Cod Definition

Cod (käd)

hook-shaped peninsula in E Mass. from Buzzards Bay to Provincetown: 64 mi (103 km) long

Etymology: < fish name

COD¹ Definition

COD (käd)

noun

  1. the amount of oxidizing agent needed to oxidize the organic and oxidizable inorganic matter in waste water
  2. this matter in the waste water

Etymology: c(hemical) o(xyen) d(emand)

COD² Definition

☆ COD

cash, or collect, on delivery

cod Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • poach: The food is top notch, with exquisite treats like Bayonne ham and figs or poached cod with saffron and chili.
  • bake: To serve, spoon the lentils onto a warmed plate and top with the baked cod and tomatoes.
  • catch: Most of the big cod caught on these beaches come from The Memorial.
  • salt: The cooking is French inspired, if a touch eccentric - salted cod in cider may not be to everyone's taste.
  • dry: Dried cod for trade was cut up in certain ways, which can be detected by the cut marks on the bones.

Adjective modifier

  • battered: THE AIRPORT DON'T EAT Fried battered cod & chips & 12oz Coke, £ 5.99, Harry Ramsden's.
  • Atlantic: The prolific cod was regarded as a limitless resource, but early this year Canada put the Atlantic cod on its endangered species list.
  • e.g.: Quality and nature of food e.g. cod sold as haddock.
  • fresh: Fill them up with pasta, battered fresh cod, or a free ice cream on Sundays.
  • black: The black cod was the best fish I have ever tasted.
  • giant: I can just see the timelords getting slapped about by a giant cod.

Modifies a noun

  • liver: We used to have cod liver oil which I hated!
  • filet: The cod is a simple five to six ounce cod filet without any bones.
  • roe: We've also conserved a number of cans containing cod roe.
  • oil: We used to have cod liver oil which I hated!
  • fishery: This debate is narrowly focused on the immediate problems in the fishing industry, which have been precipitated by the cod fishery closure program.
  • capsule: To help them, the store has supplied 150 bottles of cod liver oil capsules at a greatly reduced price.

Noun used with modifier

  • cape: Spending out of a cape cod click on select.
  • salt: Some foods such as salt cod, require long, overnight soaking.
  • potato: Large potato cod often hang out to the north and free swimming morays are common.
cod Quotes

   And this isgood old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where the Lowells talk to the Cabots And the Cabots talk only to God.

—Bossidy,John Collins

O wombe! O bely! O stynkyng cod Fulfilled of dong and of corrupcioun!

—Chaucer, Geoffrey