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codfish

[ kod-fish ]
/ ˈkɒdˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) cod·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cod·fish·es.

cod1.

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Origin of codfish

First recorded in 1880–85; cod1 + fish

Words nearby codfish

code-switching, codetermination, code word, codex, Codex Juris Canonici, codfish, codger, codices, codicil, codicillary, codicology
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British Dictionary definitions for codfish

codfish
/ (ˈkɒdˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a cod, esp Gadus morhua
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