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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from Old English codd 'bag'; because of its appearance

cod

1 noun
     
Related topics: Food Dish, Fish
cod1 plural cod
1 [countable]HBF a large sea fish that lives in the North Atlantic
2 [uncountable]DFF the white flesh of a cod, eaten as food:
Two cod fillets, please.
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