codfish

noun

cod·​fish ˈkäd-ˌfish How to pronounce codfish (audio)
: cod
also : its flesh used as food

Examples of codfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The triumph of the codfish was front-page news in both the Globe and the Boston Herald; each devoted nearly half a broadsheet to the event. Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 In the massachusetts statehouse, high above the gallery in the house of representatives, directly opposite the painting of John Hancock proposing the Bill of Rights, there hangs a five-foot-long wooden codfish. Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Developed in England in the 1950s as a codfish lure, the Red Gill eventually migrated across the Atlantic, where surfcasters quickly put it to use. Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023 As a former Portuguese colony, Macao is known for food traditions like egg tarts, African chicken and bacalao (codfish fritters). Lilit Marcus, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023 Lewin suggests serving a variety of not-too-fancy-but-still-very-chic tins of sliced octopus, calamari, or codfish. Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021 The current codfish is believed to be the third iteration to hang over Massachusetts legislators since their Colonial gatherings at the Old State House, then called the Town House and located near today’s City Hall. Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023 From playing mumblypeg to dressing a codfish, a jackknife goes with boyhood and manhood in Maine, and over and beyond one’s own uses. John Gould, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2022 Its specialties include regional staples such as the Fisherman’s Brewis, which includes cooked hard bread and codfish mixed with fried onions and pork scrunchions. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of codfish was in the 14th century

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“Codfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codfish. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

codfish

noun
cod·​fish ˈkäd-ˌfish How to pronounce codfish (audio)
: cod

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