cod end

British

noun

sea fishing the narrow end of a tapered trawl net

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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.

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