codfish

[ kod-fish ]

noun

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

1. cod ¹.

codfish

/ ˈkɒdˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. a cod, esp Gadus morhua

Word History and Origins

Origin of codfish¹

First recorded in 1880–85; cod ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

For decades they entertained exclusive groups of American visitors with recipes like codfish fritters, lobster salad, Creole soup, and passionfruit rum punch, and attracted even more international attention with a 1985 cookbook.

From Eater

My mother trailed behind me with serenata, a cold codfish salad, and a crock of steaming hot arroz con gandules.

From Washington Post

When the butter is foaming, lay in a batch of floured codfish chunks in one layer, not crowded.

From The Daily Beast

"I bought them boots to wear only when I go into genteel society," said one of the codfish tribe, to a wag, the other day.

From Project Gutenberg

On the 11th of May, the sounding lead was cast, and bottom was found at 80b fathoms; a sign that they were upon the Codfish Banks.

From Project Gutenberg

Here's my daughter run away to be married with the coolest, freshest, limber-tongued young codfish that ever escaped salting.

From Project Gutenberg

The first land he saw he named Cape Cod, because he found so many codfish there.

From Project Gutenberg

For that reason they fished diligently, and soon used a huge codfish as an emblem for the Massachusetts Bay colony.

From Project Gutenberg