any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of North Atlantic waters.
a closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific Ocean.
any of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.
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
any other fish of the family Gadidae See gadid
any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod
cash on delivery
(in the US) collect on delivery
dialect a pod or husk
an obsolete word for scrotum
obsolete a bag or envelope
slang to make fun of; tease
slang to play a trick on; fool
slang a hoax or trick
slang a fraud; hoaxer
he's an old cod
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.
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; origin uncertain
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English codd; akin to Old Norse koddi “pillow”
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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“These ongoing activities damage Activision’s games, its overall business, and the experience of the COD player community.”
From The Verge • Jan. 4, 2022
Back home in Ormond Beach, we play a lot of COD, a great team game.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 25, 2019
Usually when you first sign up with Diamond, you write a COD check or whatever to get your comics delivered to your store.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2017
Of course, the staple of COD are robust multiplayer matches.
From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2015
But he refused to travel by airplane or accept packages COD, lived in fear of unexpected visitors, and had not been abroad in eight or nine years.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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