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Webster's 1828 DictionaryCOD, WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster'sabbreviation cash on delivery; collect on delivery Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryabbr. 1 a cash on delivery. b US collect on delivery. 2 Concise Oxford Dictionary. Oxford Reference Dictionary1. n. (pl. same) any large marine fish of the family Gadidae, used as food, esp. Gadus morhua. Phrases and idioms: cod-liver oil an oil pressed from the fresh liver of cod, which is rich in vitamins D and A. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. & v. Brit. sl. --n. 1 a parody. 2 a hoax. 3 (attrib.) = MOCK adj. --v. (codded, codding) 1 a intr. perform a hoax. b tr. play a trick on; fool. 2 tr. parody. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 3. n. sl. nonsense. Etymology: abbr. of CODSWALLOP Webster's 1913 DictionaryCod Cod (k[o^]d), n. [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 peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer. 2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell. 3. The scrotum. --Dunglison. 4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. Webster's 1913 DictionaryCod Cod, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L. gadus merlangus.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. Note: 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. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(cods or cod) 1. Cod are a type of large edible fish. N-VAR • Cod is this fish eaten as food. A Catalan speciality is to serve salt cod cold. 2. You use cod to describe something which is not genuine and which is intended to deceive or amuse people by looking or sounding like the real thing. (BRIT) ...a cod documentary on what animals think of living in a zoo. = mock ADJ: ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueA cod of money: a good sum of money. Airports
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