pollack

[ pol-uhk ]

/ ˈpɒl ək /

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noun, plural pol·lacks, (especially collectively) pol·lack.

a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.Also especially British, pollock .

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Origin of pollack

First recorded in 1495–1505; assimilated variant of podlok (Scots); akin to Scots paddle “lumpfish”; see -ock

Words nearby pollack

Polk, polka, polka dot, Polk, James K., poll, pollack, Pollaiuolo, pollakiuria, pollan, pollard, pollbook

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How to use pollack in a sentence

As Pollack reminded, employer provided health insurance still remains under the law.
Inside Obamacare’s 11th Hour|Ben Jacobs, Olivia Nuzzi|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lately, according to Ken Pollack, Washington and Tehran have been in a kind of unexpected entente in Iraq.
When Liberals Enable Tyrants|Michael Tomasky|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a statement, James Pollack dismissed Waldron as a “former staffer with an ax to grind.”
‘Bachmannistan’ Writer: Bachmann’s Supporters Deserved an Explanation|Ben Jacobs|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When asked if he can explain how it helps his patients with MS, Pollack rambles off a laundry list with ease.
New Jersey Patients in Pain Over Scarcity of Medical Marijuana|Abby Haglage|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Harold Pollack calls it "the first story about Mitt Romney's Bain years that genuinely angers me".
Who Was Running Bain in 1993?|Megan McArdle|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And, moreover, I was cooped up with two of the worst bores in Christendom, Pollack and the captain.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Pollack kept cooler and chewed his pipe watchfully with that blue eye of his upon the captain's gestures.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
They learnt that the prestige of the British arms had been restored by Pollack, and that the campaign was ended.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
And I never yet heard of pollack swimmin' ashore and begging to be split and dried against winter.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper
And you want I should go down to that place and live on pollack and potatoes till them folks die, for the sake of just a home?
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for pollack (1 of 2)

pollack

pollock

/ (ˈpɒlək) /

noun plural -lacks, -lack, -locks or -lock

a gadoid food fish, Pollachius pollachius, that has a dark green back and a projecting lower jaw and occurs in northern seas, esp the North Atlantic Ocean

Word Origin for pollack

C17: from earlier Scottish podlok, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for pollack (2 of 2)

Pollack

/ (ˈpɒlək) /

noun

Sydney. 1934–2008, US film director. His films include Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1986), and The Firm (1993)

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