pollock

¹

[pol-uhk]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

pollocks ,

plural

pollock .

1. Also called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.

2. pollack.

Pollock

²

[pol-uhk]

noun

1. Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.

2. Jackson, 1912–56, U.S. painter.

Pollock

/ ˈpɒlək /

noun

1. Sir Frederick. 1845–1937, English legal scholar: with Maitland, he wrote History of English Law before the Time of Edward I (1895)

2. Jackson. 1912–56, US abstract expressionist painter; chief exponent of action painting in the US

Word History and Origins

Origin of pollock¹

Variant of pollack

Example Sentences

It voted to consider tighter restrictions on chum salmon accidentally taken by pollock trawlers, according to an April 10, 2024, Anchorage Daily News story.

From Seattle Times

Nearly 30,000 Chinook salmon were wasted as bycatch in the Canadian trawl fishery, which was targeting hake and walleye pollock, a new report from Canadian fisheries officials found.

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For both the U.S. and Russia, pollock is the biggest fishery by volume.

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Unlike big trawlers using nets to catch pollock, cod and flounder, trollers drag lines rigged up with weights, artificial lures and hooks.

From Seattle Times

Haddock are caught by the same fishers who target other bottom-dwelling groundfish species such as cod, pollock and flounders.

From Seattle Times