cod

¹

[kod]

noun

plural

cod ,

plural

cods .

1. any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of North Atlantic waters.

2. a closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific Ocean.

3. any of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.

cod

²

[kod]

noun

1. Slang: Vulgar.,  testicle.

COD.

³

Or cod.

abbreviation

1. codex.

C.O.D.

⁴

Or c.o.d.

abbreviation

Commerce.

1. cash, or collect, on delivery (payment to be made when delivered to the purchaser).

cod

¹

/ kɒd /

noun

1. any of the gadoid food fishes of the genus Gadus, esp G. morhua (or G. callarias ), which occurs in the North Atlantic and has a long body with three rounded dorsal fins: family Gadidae . They are also a source of cod-liver oil

2. any other fish of the family Gadidae See gadid

3. any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod

cod

²

/ kɒd /

noun

1. dialect,  a pod or husk

2. an obsolete word for scrotum

3. obsolete,  a bag or envelope

cod

³

/ kɒd /

verb

1. slang,  to make fun of; tease

2. slang,  to play a trick on; fool

noun

1. slang,  a hoax or trick

2. slang,  a fraud; hoaxer

   he's an old cod

adjective

1. slang,  mock; sham

   cod Latin

cod

⁴

/ kɒd /

noun

1. dialect,  a fellow; chap

   he's a nice old cod

COD

⁵

abbreviation

1. cash on delivery

2. (in the US) collect on delivery

Cod

⁶

noun

1. See Cape Cod

COD

1. An abbreviation for “cash on delivery” or “collect on delivery.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of COD¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; origin uncertain

Origin of COD²

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English codd; akin to Old Norse koddi “pillow”

Origin of COD³

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Word History and Origins

Origin of COD¹

C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German cutte

Origin of COD²

Old English codd husk, bag; related to Old Norse koddi, Danish kodde

Origin of COD³

C19: perhaps from earlier cod a fool, perhaps shortened from _codger

Origin of COD⁴

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Records showed that complaints were filed since last Friday against C.O.D.

From Washington Times

“For graduation, she sent me a suit of clothes C.O.D. - cash on delivery,” he said.

From Washington Times

“For graduation, she sent me a suit of clothes C.O.D. — cash on delivery,” he said.

From Seattle Times

“When the wall arrives on the southern border, we shut the lights, we pretend we’re not home. It’s C.O.D. Mexico has to sign for it. Boom. They pay for it. Done.”

From Seattle Times

“It’s C.O.D.; Mexico has to sign for it.”

From New York Times

When To Use

What does C.O.D. mean?

C.O.D. is an abbreviation for cash on delivery, referring to an arrangement in which payment for a purchase is made directly by the purchaser to the person who delivers the item.C.O.D. can also stand for collect on delivery, meaning the same thing. That’s because C.O.D. doesn’t necessarily always mean that actual cash (paper money) is required (though it often used to mean this). Sometimes, a check, money order, or credit card payment will be accepted as C.O.D.C.O.D. can be used as a noun, as in Sorry, we don’t accept C.O.D.s. It can also be used as an adverb, as in We’re shipping it C.O.D.; as an adjective, as in Our C.O.D. orders are behind schedule; and in other variations.Although the term can be spelled without periods, they’re usually included to make it clear that the term is an abbreviation.Example: Most of our shipments are done C.O.D., and we have a high percentage of successful payments.