codfish

English

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A cod (the fish).
  • (uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

Etymology

Compound from English cod (scrotum, imitation, joke, as in m) + English fish (get hold of an object).

Origin

English

fish

Gloss

get hold of an object

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