cockfish

English

noun
Definitions
  • A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
  • A callorhinchid fish, , native to South America.
  • A cyprinid fish, , native to India.

Etymology

Compound from English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster) + English fish (get hold of an object).

Origin

English

fish

Gloss

get hold of an object

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