cod
1any 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.
Origin of cod
1Other definitions for cod (2 of 4)
Slang: Vulgar. testicle.
Origin of cod
2Other definitions for COD. (3 of 4)
codex.
Other definitions for C.O.D. (4 of 4)
cash, or collect, on delivery (payment to be made when delivered to the purchaser).
Origin of C.O.D.
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How to use cod in a sentence
The Cods follow them as the bloodhound follows his prey, and their compact masses literally line the shores.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonShe supped upon salt merling (whiting), pease-cods (green peas), and stewed fruit, and was not sorry to get to bed.
A Forgotten Hero | Emily Sarah HoltIt then passes to the next man, who with a scoop of his hand drops the cods liver in a basket and sends the head and offal flying.
Pike & Cutlass | George GibbsIn the conjectural illustration a woman is drawing silk thread from the cods; the man is winding the thread on a wooden reel.
A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries | J. Paul HudsonThe pensioners were always called cods by the boys, probably short for codgers.
British Dictionary definitions for cod (1 of 6)
/ (kɒd) /
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
Australian any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod
Origin of cod
1British Dictionary definitions for cod (2 of 6)
/ (kɒd) /
Origin of cod
2British Dictionary definitions for cod (3 of 6)
/ (kɒd) /
British and Irish slang to make fun of; tease
British and Irish slang to play a trick on; fool
British and Irish slang a hoax or trick
Irish slang a fraud; hoaxer: he's an old cod
British slang mock; sham: cod Latin
Origin of cod
3British Dictionary definitions for cod (4 of 6)
/ (kɒd) /
Northern English dialect a fellow; chap: he's a nice old cod
Origin of cod
4British Dictionary definitions for Cod (5 of 6)
Cape Cod See Cape Cod
British Dictionary definitions for COD (6 of 6)
cash on delivery
(in the US) collect on delivery
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Cultural definitions for COD
An abbreviation for “cash on delivery” or “collect on delivery.”
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