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fish stick

noun

  1. an oblong piece of fried fish, usually breaded.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fish stick1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

Some major U.S. seafood companies have long relied on Russian products processed in China — such as pollock blocks that can be made into fish sticks — as cost-competitive offerings to budget-conscious consumers.

"The halls smelled fishy today, so that meant we were having fish sticks. And Mrs. Nicholson the lunch lady makes potato salad every three weeks."

Pollock can be used to make white fish fillets and fish sticks, and byproduct includes meal used as aquaculture feed.

“Growing up, my fish sticks looked nothing like fish and my chicken nuggets bore no resemblance to live chickens,” she writes.

That equals 3.4 ounces of seafood a year for each student in the program, the equivalent of about three fish sticks or a can of tuna.

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