cod end
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cod end
from cod ²
Example Sentences
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There, the cod end swings like a bulging coin purse until William, a long pole in his hand, undoes the knot, and the prawns crash to the metal floor.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2017
The first bottom trawls were 20-foot nets weighted by stones and lead in the closed "cod" end.
From Scientific American ● May 24, 2013
After that, they are stuffed into its trailing "cod end," from which there is no escape.
From Time Magazine Archive
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