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• pollock
  pollock

  noun

  a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
• Pollock
  Pollock

  noun

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

pollock

¹ American  

[pol-uhk] / ˈpɒl ək /

noun

Chiefly British.

• pollocks,
  plural
• pollock
  plural

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

2. pollack.

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Pollock ² American  

[pol-uhk] / ˈpɒl ək /

noun

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

2. Jackson, 1912–56, U.S. painter.

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Pollock British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pollock
  plural
• pollocks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pollock

Variant of pollack

Example Sentences

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More and more takeaways are now offering alternative fish species, such as hake, pollock, and monkfish, as lower-priced options.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

"Species such as hake, pollock and saithe are fantastic alternatives with great flavour and are often under utilised so they can be sold at a lower price point,"he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

At Jongno Stew Village, a popular lunch spot in the Dobong district of northern Seoul, pollock stew and kimchi jjigae are the best sellers.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

I caught lots of small fish, mackerel and pollock and cod and flounder, and cleaned ’em, too.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

She even suggests that the CIA helped launch the Abstract Expressionist movement, which included Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

This means that if Northampton already have a player nominated for the excluded player spot they would probably have to unpick a huge amount of spreadsheet calculations to move it over to Pollock.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Henry Pollock drives season ticket sales," added Hearn.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Since then, that squad has been rejuvenated with exciting young talents - such as Henry Pollock, Freeman and Feyi-Waboso - while depth continues to be built.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

I want colorful artwork on the covers, like a Jackson Pollock or Jean-Michel Basquiat painting.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

We here had plenty of several sorts of fish, as silver-fish, snappers, bonitoes, cavallos, pollocks, old wives, and cray-fish of great size.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Robert Kerr